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ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

T26 Burn and corrosion confined to eye and adnexa

All 90 codes in the T26 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.

ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper v07.2.26

Codes in family

90

Can lead a claim

24

Cannot lead a claim

66

What CMS assigns to T26

24 of the 90 codes group to MMTA - Other; 66 are assigned no clinical group. None of the 90 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 24 of the 90 can lead a claim. CMS attaches a code-first note to 45 of the 90.

Code first

CMS grouper convention 8, on T26.50XA, T26.50XD, T26.50XS, T26.51XA, T26.51XD, T26.51XS, T26.52XA, T26.52XD, T26.52XS, T26.60XA, T26.60XD, T26.60XS, T26.61XA, T26.61XD, T26.61XS, T26.62XA, T26.62XD, T26.62XS, T26.70XA, T26.70XD, T26.70XS, T26.71XA, T26.71XD, T26.71XS, T26.72XA, T26.72XD, T26.72XS, T26.80XA, T26.80XD, T26.80XS, T26.81XA, T26.81XD, T26.81XS, T26.82XA, T26.82XD, T26.82XS, T26.90XA, T26.90XD, T26.90XS, T26.91XA, T26.91XD, T26.91XS, T26.92XA, T26.92XD, T26.92XS. Code first:

  • , if applicable, toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65)

Every code in T26

Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
T26.0 Burn of eyelid and periocular area
T26.00 Burn of unspecified eyelid and periocular area
T26.00XABurn of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, initial encounterCMS: Burn of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.00XDBurn of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, subsequent encounterCMS: Burn of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.00XSBurn of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.01 Burn of right eyelid and periocular area
T26.01XABurn of right eyelid and periocular area, initial encounterCan lead a claimANone
T26.01XDBurn of right eyelid and periocular area, subsequent encounterCMS: Burn of right eyelid and periocular area, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T26.01XSBurn of right eyelid and periocular area, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T26.02 Burn of left eyelid and periocular area
T26.02XABurn of left eyelid and periocular area, initial encounterCan lead a claimANone
T26.02XDBurn of left eyelid and periocular area, subsequent encounterCMS: Burn of left eyelid and periocular area, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T26.02XSBurn of left eyelid and periocular area, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T26.1 Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac
T26.10 Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye
T26.10XABurn of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, initial encounterCMS: Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, unsp eye, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.10XDBurn of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, subsequent encounterCMS: Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, unsp eye, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.10XSBurn of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, sequelaCMS: Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, unsp eye, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.11 Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye
T26.11XABurn of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, initial encounterCMS: Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T26.11XDBurn of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, subsequent encounterCMS: Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T26.11XSBurn of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T26.12 Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye
T26.12XABurn of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, initial encounterCMS: Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T26.12XDBurn of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, subsequent encounterCMS: Burn of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T26.12XSBurn of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T26.2 Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball
T26.20 Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of unspecified eyeball
T26.20XABurn with resulting rupture and destruction of unspecified eyeball, initial encounterCMS: Burn w resulting rupture and dest of unsp eyeball, initCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
T26.20XDBurn with resulting rupture and destruction of unspecified eyeball, subsequent encounterCMS: Burn w resulting rupture and dest of unsp eyeball, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.20XSBurn with resulting rupture and destruction of unspecified eyeball, sequelaCMS: Burn w resulting rupture and dest of unsp eyeball, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.21 Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of right eyeball
T26.21XABurn with resulting rupture and destruction of right eyeball, initial encounterCMS: Burn w resulting rupture and dest of right eyeball, initCan lead a claimANone
T26.21XDBurn with resulting rupture and destruction of right eyeball, subsequent encounterCMS: Burn w resulting rupture and dest of right eyeball, subsCan lead a claimANone
T26.21XSBurn with resulting rupture and destruction of right eyeball, sequelaCMS: Burn w resulting rupture and dest of right eyeball, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T26.22 Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of left eyeball
T26.22XABurn with resulting rupture and destruction of left eyeball, initial encounterCMS: Burn w resulting rupture and dest of left eyeball, initCan lead a claimANone
T26.22XDBurn with resulting rupture and destruction of left eyeball, subsequent encounterCMS: Burn w resulting rupture and dest of left eyeball, subsCan lead a claimANone
T26.22XSBurn with resulting rupture and destruction of left eyeball, sequelaCMS: Burn w resulting rupture and dest of left eyeball, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T26.3 Burns of other specified parts of eye and adnexa
T26.30 Burns of other specified parts of unspecified eye and adnexa
T26.30XABurns of other specified parts of unspecified eye and adnexa, initial encounterCMS: Burns of oth parts of unsp eye and adnexa, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.30XDBurns of other specified parts of unspecified eye and adnexa, subsequent encounterCMS: Burns of oth parts of unsp eye and adnexa, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.30XSBurns of other specified parts of unspecified eye and adnexa, sequelaCMS: Burns of oth parts of unspecified eye and adnexa, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.31 Burns of other specified parts of right eye and adnexa
T26.31XABurns of other specified parts of right eye and adnexa, initial encounterCMS: Burns of oth parts of right eye and adnexa, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T26.31XDBurns of other specified parts of right eye and adnexa, subsequent encounterCMS: Burns of oth parts of right eye and adnexa, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T26.31XSBurns of other specified parts of right eye and adnexa, sequelaCMS: Burns of oth parts of right eye and adnexa, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T26.32 Burns of other specified parts of left eye and adnexa
T26.32XABurns of other specified parts of left eye and adnexa, initial encounterCMS: Burns of oth parts of left eye and adnexa, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T26.32XDBurns of other specified parts of left eye and adnexa, subsequent encounterCMS: Burns of oth parts of left eye and adnexa, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T26.32XSBurns of other specified parts of left eye and adnexa, sequelaCMS: Burns of oth parts of left eye and adnexa, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T26.4 Burn of eye and adnexa, part unspecified
T26.40 Burn of unspecified eye and adnexa, part unspecified
T26.40XABurn of unspecified eye and adnexa, part unspecified, initial encounterCMS: Burn of unsp eye and adnexa, part unspecified, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.40XDBurn of unspecified eye and adnexa, part unspecified, subsequent encounterCMS: Burn of unsp eye and adnexa, part unspecified, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.40XSBurn of unspecified eye and adnexa, part unspecified, sequelaCMS: Burn of unsp eye and adnexa, part unspecified, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.41 Burn of right eye and adnexa, part unspecified
T26.41XABurn of right eye and adnexa, part unspecified, initial encounterCMS: Burn of right eye and adnexa, part unspecified, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.41XDBurn of right eye and adnexa, part unspecified, subsequent encounterCMS: Burn of right eye and adnexa, part unspecified, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.41XSBurn of right eye and adnexa, part unspecified, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.42 Burn of left eye and adnexa, part unspecified
T26.42XABurn of left eye and adnexa, part unspecified, initial encounterCMS: Burn of left eye and adnexa, part unspecified, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.42XDBurn of left eye and adnexa, part unspecified, subsequent encounterCMS: Burn of left eye and adnexa, part unspecified, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.42XSBurn of left eye and adnexa, part unspecified, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.5 Corrosion of eyelid and periocular area
T26.50 Corrosion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area
T26.50XACorrosion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, initial encounterCMS: Corrosion of unsp eyelid and periocular area, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.50XDCorrosion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, subsequent encounterCMS: Corrosion of unsp eyelid and periocular area, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.50XSCorrosion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.51 Corrosion of right eyelid and periocular area
T26.51XACorrosion of right eyelid and periocular area, initial encounterCMS: Corrosion of right eyelid and periocular area, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.51XDCorrosion of right eyelid and periocular area, subsequent encounterCMS: Corrosion of right eyelid and periocular area, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.51XSCorrosion of right eyelid and periocular area, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.52 Corrosion of left eyelid and periocular area
T26.52XACorrosion of left eyelid and periocular area, initial encounterCMS: Corrosion of left eyelid and periocular area, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.52XDCorrosion of left eyelid and periocular area, subsequent encounterCMS: Corrosion of left eyelid and periocular area, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.52XSCorrosion of left eyelid and periocular area, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.6 Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac
T26.60 Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye
T26.60XACorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, initial encounterCMS: Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unsp eye, initCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.60XDCorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, subsequent encounterCMS: Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unsp eye, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.60XSCorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unspecified eye, sequelaCMS: Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, unsp eye, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.61 Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye
T26.61XACorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, initial encounterCMS: Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, initCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.61XDCorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, subsequent encounterCMS: Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.61XSCorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, right eye, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.62 Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye
T26.62XACorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, initial encounterCMS: Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, initCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.62XDCorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, subsequent encounterCMS: Corrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.62XSCorrosion of cornea and conjunctival sac, left eye, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.7 Corrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball
T26.70 Corrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of unspecified eyeball
T26.70XACorrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of unspecified eyeball, initial encounterCMS: Corrosion w resulting rupture and dest of unsp eyeball, initCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
T26.70XDCorrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of unspecified eyeball, subsequent encounterCMS: Corrosion w resulting rupture and dest of unsp eyeball, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.70XSCorrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of unspecified eyeball, sequelaCMS: Corros w resulting rupture and dest of unsp eyeball, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.71 Corrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of right eyeball
T26.71XACorrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of right eyeball, initial encounterCMS: Corros w resulting rupture and dest of right eyeball, initCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.71XDCorrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of right eyeball, subsequent encounterCMS: Corros w resulting rupture and dest of right eyeball, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.71XSCorrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of right eyeball, sequelaCMS: Corros w rslt rupture and dest of right eyeball, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.72 Corrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of left eyeball
T26.72XACorrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of left eyeball, initial encounterCMS: Corrosion w resulting rupture and dest of left eyeball, initCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.72XDCorrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of left eyeball, subsequent encounterCMS: Corrosion w resulting rupture and dest of left eyeball, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.72XSCorrosion with resulting rupture and destruction of left eyeball, sequelaCMS: Corros w resulting rupture and dest of left eyeball, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.8 Corrosions of other specified parts of eye and adnexa
T26.80 Corrosions of other specified parts of unspecified eye and adnexa
T26.80XACorrosions of other specified parts of unspecified eye and adnexa, initial encounterCMS: Corrosions of oth parts of unsp eye and adnexa, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.80XDCorrosions of other specified parts of unspecified eye and adnexa, subsequent encounterCMS: Corrosions of oth parts of unsp eye and adnexa, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.80XSCorrosions of other specified parts of unspecified eye and adnexa, sequelaCMS: Corrosions of oth parts of unsp eye and adnexa, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.81 Corrosions of other specified parts of right eye and adnexa
T26.81XACorrosions of other specified parts of right eye and adnexa, initial encounterCMS: Corrosions of oth parts of right eye and adnexa, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.81XDCorrosions of other specified parts of right eye and adnexa, subsequent encounterCMS: Corrosions of oth parts of right eye and adnexa, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.81XSCorrosions of other specified parts of right eye and adnexa, sequelaCMS: Corrosions of oth parts of right eye and adnexa, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.82 Corrosions of other specified parts of left eye and adnexa
T26.82XACorrosions of other specified parts of left eye and adnexa, initial encounterCMS: Corrosions of oth parts of left eye and adnexa, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.82XDCorrosions of other specified parts of left eye and adnexa, subsequent encounterCMS: Corrosions of oth parts of left eye and adnexa, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.82XSCorrosions of other specified parts of left eye and adnexa, sequelaCMS: Corrosions of oth parts of left eye and adnexa, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.9 Corrosion of eye and adnexa, part unspecified
T26.90 Corrosion of unspecified eye and adnexa, part unspecified
T26.90XACorrosion of unspecified eye and adnexa, part unspecified, initial encounterCMS: Corrosion of unsp eye and adnexa, part unsp, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.90XDCorrosion of unspecified eye and adnexa, part unspecified, subsequent encounterCMS: Corrosion of unsp eye and adnexa, part unsp, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.90XSCorrosion of unspecified eye and adnexa, part unspecified, sequelaCMS: Corrosion of unsp eye and adnexa, part unspecified, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.91 Corrosion of right eye and adnexa, part unspecified
T26.91XACorrosion of right eye and adnexa, part unspecified, initial encounterCMS: Corrosion of right eye and adnexa, part unsp, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.91XDCorrosion of right eye and adnexa, part unspecified, subsequent encounterCMS: Corrosion of right eye and adnexa, part unsp, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.91XSCorrosion of right eye and adnexa, part unspecified, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.92 Corrosion of left eye and adnexa, part unspecified
T26.92XACorrosion of left eye and adnexa, part unspecified, initial encounterCMS: Corrosion of left eye and adnexa, part unsp, init encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.92XDCorrosion of left eye and adnexa, part unspecified, subsequent encounterCMS: Corrosion of left eye and adnexa, part unsp, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T26.92XSCorrosion of left eye and adnexa, part unspecified, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone

Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.

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