T22.70
Billable codeCorrosion of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand, unspecified site
The ICD-10 code for corrosion of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand, unspecified site is T22.70.
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
- T22.71Corrosion of third degree of forearmnon-billable header
- T22.72Corrosion of third degree of elbownon-billable header
- T22.73Corrosion of third degree of upper armnon-billable header
- T22.74Corrosion of third degree of axillanon-billable header
- T22.75Corrosion of third degree of shouldernon-billable header
- T22.76Corrosion of third degree of scapular regionnon-billable header
- T22.79Corrosion of third degree of multiple sites of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
- T22.70Corrosion of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand, unspecified site