T26.60XA (Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, initial encounter) compared with T26.61XA (Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, initial encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. T26.60XA and T26.61XA code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived
Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.
These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)
Same condition, opposite side. T26.60XA and T26.61XA name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.
Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
| T26.60XACorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, initial encounter | T26.61XACorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, initial encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T26.60XA). | Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T26.61XA). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T26 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T26 |
| Use additional code | external cause code to identify place (Y92) | external cause code to identify place (Y92) |
| Code first | (T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent | (T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources