T20.50
Billable codeCorrosion of first degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site
The ICD-10 code for corrosion of first degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site is T20.50.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T20.51Corrosion of first degree of ear [any part, except ear drum]non-billable header
- T20.52Corrosion of first degree of lip(s)
- T20.53Corrosion of first degree of chin
- T20.54Corrosion of first degree of nose (septum)
- T20.55Corrosion of first degree of scalp [any part]
- T20.56Corrosion of first degree of forehead and cheek
- T20.57Corrosion of first degree of neck
- T20.59Corrosion of first degree of multiple sites of head, face, and neck
- T20.50Corrosion of first degree of head, face, and neck, unspecified site