T22.51
Header — not billableCorrosion of first degree of forearm
The ICD-10 code for corrosion of first degree of forearm is T22.51.
T22.51 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
- T22.50Corrosion of first degree of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and hand unspecified site
- T22.52Corrosion of first degree of elbownon-billable header
- T22.53Corrosion of first degree of upper armnon-billable header
- T22.54Corrosion of first degree of axillanon-billable header
- T22.55Corrosion of first degree of shouldernon-billable header
- T22.56Corrosion of first degree of scapular regionnon-billable header
- T22.59Corrosion of first degree of multiple sites of shoulder and upper limb, except wrist and handnon-billable header
- T22.51Corrosion of first degree of forearmnon-billable header