T26.0
Header — not billableBurn of eyelid and periocular area
The ICD-10 code for burn of eyelid and periocular area is T26.0.
T26.0 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.
Clinical notes
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.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T26.1Burn of cornea and conjunctival sacnon-billable header
- T26.2Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeballnon-billable header
- T26.3Burns of other specified parts of eye and adnexanon-billable header
- T26.4Burn of eye and adnexa, part unspecifiednon-billable header
- T26.5Corrosion of eyelid and periocular areanon-billable header
- T26.6Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sacnon-billable header
- T26.7Corrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeballnon-billable header
- T26.8Corrosions of other specified parts of eye and adnexanon-billable header
- T26.9Corrosion of eye and adnexa, part unspecifiednon-billable header
- T26.0Burn of eyelid and periocular areanon-billable header