Respiratory tract, chemical burn
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| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Respiratory tract, chemical burn |
| ICD10 code: | T27.7 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Burns |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | none |
| Start Date: | |
| Stop Date: | |
| Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
| External ICD10 Documentation | |
This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.
Additional Info
Includes: larynx, trachea, lung
Chemical burns
A Chemical burn happens when tissue is exposed to a corrosive substance.
If there is one chemical burn, consider if there are others you can code:
| Chemical burn codes: |
Also, consider if there are any poisonings to code with the chemical burn:
- Acid, poisoning
- Alkali, poisoning
- Acid or alkali (not specified which) or other corrosive substance, poisoning
Inhalation
When substances other than air are inhaled they can cause various problems; if one is present, others might be.
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
| Chemical burn codes: |
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Data Integrity Checks (automatic list)
| App | Status | |
|---|---|---|
| Query check ICD10 mechanism vs trauma | CCMDB.accdb | implemented |
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