940.9 BURN EYE & ADNEXA NOS

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 940.9

Short Description: Burn eye & adnexa NOS

Long Description: Unspecified burn of eye and adnexa

Code Classification:

Injury and poisoning (800–999)
- Burns (940-949)
  - 940 Burn confined to eye and adnexa
    - 940.9 Burn eye & adnexa NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 940.9 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
    - face, head, or neck 941.02
      - first degree 941.12
      - second degree 941.22
      - third degree 941.32
        deep 941.42
        with loss of body part 941.52
    - other sites (classifiable to more than one category in 940-945) - see Burn, multiple, specified sites
    - resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball 940.5
  - specified part - see Burn, by site
- head (and face) 941.00
  - eye(s) only 940.9
    - specified part - see Burn, by site

Crosswalk Information

The code 940.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
940.9		T26.40XA	Burn of unsp eye and adnexa, part unspecified, init encntr
940.9		T26.90XA	Corrosion of unsp eye and adnexa, part unsp, init encntr

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
940.5	Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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