940.5 BURN W EYEBALL DESTRUCT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 940.5

Short Description: Burn w eyeball destruct

Long Description: Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Burns (940-949)
      • 940 Burn confined to eye and adnexa
        • 940.5 Burn w eyeball destruct

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 940.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Burn (acid) (cathode ray) (caustic) (chemical) (electric heating appliance) (electricity) (fire) (flame) (hot liquid or object) (irradiation) (lime) (radiation) (steam) (thermal) (x-ray) 949.0
    • eye(s) (and adnexa) (only) 940.9
      • with
        • resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball 940.5
    • eyeball - see also Burn, eye
      • with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball 940.5
  • Rupture, ruptured 553.9
    • eye (without prolapse of intraocular tissue) 871.0
      • due to burn 940.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 940.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
940.5 Right Arrow T26.20XA Burn w resulting rupture and dest of unsp eyeball, init
T26.70XA Corrosion w resulting rupture and dest of unsp eyeball, init
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
940.0 Chemical burn of eyelids and periocular area
940.1 Other burns of eyelids and periocular area
940.2 Alkaline chemical burn of cornea and conjunctival sac
940.3 Acid chemical burn of cornea and conjunctival sac
940.4 Other burn of cornea and conjunctival sac
940.9 Unspecified burn of eye and adnexa


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