Skip to main content

T26.80 vs T26.81

T26.80 (Corrosions of other specified parts of unspecified eye and adnexa) compared with T26.81 (Corrosions of other specified parts of right eye and adnexa), from the official CMS tabular data. T26.80 and T26.81 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

Relationship

Review

Laterality relationship

T26.80
Unspecified
Corrosions of other specified parts of unspecified eye and adnexa
T26.81
Right
Corrosions of other specified parts of right eye and adnexa

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)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. T26.80 and T26.81 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.

Side by side

T26.80Corrosions of other specified parts of unspecified eye and adnexaT26.81Corrosions of other specified parts of right eye and adnexa
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: T26.80XA, T26.80XD, T26.80XS

Non-billable header

Report instead: T26.81XA, T26.81XD, T26.81XS

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionCorrosions of other specified parts of unspecified eye and adnexa is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T26.80).Corrosions of other specified parts of right eye and adnexa is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T26.81).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T26The 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