T22.72
Header — not billableCorrosion of third degree of elbow
The ICD-10 code for corrosion of third degree of elbow is T22.72.
T22.72 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T22.70Corrosion of third degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand, unspecified site
- T22.71Corrosion of third degree of forearmnon-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
- T22.72Corrosion of third degree of elbownon-billable header