T26.12XD — Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, subsequent encounter

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0 (FY2026), Appendix B.

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.

Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T26.12D).

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T26.12XD in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

external cause code to identify the source, place and intent of the burn (X00-X19, X75-X77, X96-X98, Y92)

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T26.

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to T26.12XD in its code family, with their registry titles.

T26.11XA — Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, initial encounter
T26.11XD — Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, subsequent encounter
T26.11XS — Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, sequela
T26.12 — Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye
T26.12XA — Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, initial encounter
T26.12XS — Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, sequela
T26.2 — Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball
T26.20 — Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of unspecified eyeball
T26.20XA — Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of unspecified eyeball, initial encounter
T26.20XD — Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of unspecified eyeball, subsequent encounter