T28.411 (Burn of right ear drum) compared with T28.412 (Burn of left ear drum), from the official CMS tabular data. T28.411 and T28.412 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. T28.411 and T28.412 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.
| T28.411Burn of right ear drum | T28.412Burn of left ear drum | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | S00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes |
| Definition | Burn of right ear drum is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T28.411). | Burn of left ear drum is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T28.412). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T28 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T28 |
| Use additional code | external cause code to identify the source and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98) external cause code to identify place (Y92) | external cause code to identify the source and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98) external cause code to identify place (Y92) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources