T32.8

Corrosions involving 80-89% of body surface

Non-billable header

T32.8 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from T32)

  • Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
  • Note: This category is to be used as the primary code only when the site of the corrosion is unspecified. It may be used as a supplementary code with categories T20-T25 when the site is specified.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from T32)

Parent code

  • T32Corrosions classified according to extent of body surface involvedHeader

More specific codes T32.8

  • T32.80Corrosions involving 80-89% of body surface with 0% to 9% third degree corrosionBillable
  • T32.81Corrosions involving 80-89% of body surface with 10-19% third degree corrosionBillable
  • T32.82Corrosions involving 80-89% of body surface with 20-29% third degree corrosionBillable
  • T32.83Corrosions involving 80-89% of body surface with 30-39% third degree corrosionBillable
  • T32.84Corrosions involving 80-89% of body surface with 40-49% third degree corrosionBillable
  • T32.85Corrosions involving 80-89% of body surface with 50-59% third degree corrosionBillable
  • T32.86Corrosions involving 80-89% of body surface with 60-69% third degree corrosionBillable
  • T32.87Corrosions involving 80-89% of body surface with 70-79% third degree corrosionBillable
  • T32.88Corrosions involving 80-89% of body surface with 80-89% third degree corrosionBillable

Related codes

  • T32.0Corrosions involving less than 10% of body surfaceBillable
  • T32.1Corrosions involving 10-19% of body surfaceHeader
  • T32.2Corrosions involving 20-29% of body surfaceHeader
  • T32.3Corrosions involving 30-39% of body surfaceHeader
  • T32.4Corrosions involving 40-49% of body surfaceHeader
  • T32.5Corrosions involving 50-59% of body surfaceHeader
  • T32.6Corrosions involving 60-69% of body surfaceHeader
  • T32.7Corrosions involving 70-79% of body surfaceHeader
  • T32.9Corrosions involving 90% or more of body surfaceHeader

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