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ICD-10-CM Code for Corrosions classified according to extent of body surface involved T32

ICD-10 code T32 for Corrosions classified according to extent of body surface involved is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Burns and corrosions .

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Corrosions classified according to extent of body surface involved
Note: This category is to be used as the primary code only when the site of the corrosion is unspecified. It may be used as a supplementary code with categories T20-T25 when the site is specified.
 
T32 Corrosions classified according to extent of body surface involved
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Corrosions involving less than 10% of body surface
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Corrosions involving 10-19% of body surface
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Corrosions involving 20-29% of body surface
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Corrosions involving 30-39% of body surface
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Corrosions involving 40-49% of body surface
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Corrosions involving 50-59% of body surface
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Corrosions involving 60-69% of body surface
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Corrosions involving 70-79% of body surface
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Corrosions involving 80-89% of body surface
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Corrosions involving 90% or more of body surface

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Rule of Nines in our coding books
In the 2018 AAPC ICD-10 CM Expert Edition, the Rule of Nines can be found on page 1121. For other editions, I would check in the burns section of the ICD-10 (around codes T30-T32 is where it is in th... [ Read More ]
Coding of burns and debridement
Per the Use Additional code note on T20-T25, you need a code form the category T31 or T32 to identify extent of body surface involved (aka TBSA or Total Body Surface Area)... [ Read More ]
Rules of Nines - heard of any changes
I have not heard of any changes - in fact, the ICD-10-CM guidelines, under chapter 19, section d (6) specifically state that categories T31 and T32 are based on the "classic 'rule of nines' in estimat... [ Read More ]
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