T23.57
Header — not billableCorrosion of first degree of wrist
The ICD-10 code for corrosion of first degree of wrist is T23.57.
T23.57 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
- T23.50Corrosion of first degree of hand, unspecified sitenon-billable header
- T23.51Corrosion of first degree of thumb (nail)non-billable header
- T23.52Corrosion of first degree of single finger (nail) except thumbnon-billable header
- T23.53Corrosion of first degree of multiple fingers (nail), not including thumbnon-billable header
- T23.54Corrosion of first degree of multiple fingers (nail), including thumbnon-billable header
- T23.55Corrosion of first degree of palmnon-billable header
- T23.56Corrosion of first degree of back of handnon-billable header
- T23.59Corrosion of first degree of multiple sites of wrist and handnon-billable header
- T23.57Corrosion of first degree of wristnon-billable header