Burn with resulting rupture and destruction of eyeball

This code represents a severe ocular injury characterized by a burn that leads to the complete structural failure and disintegration of the eyeball. This is a catastrophic injury, often resulting in permanent blindness and requiring enucleation or evisceration. The burn agent could be chemical, thermal, or electrical.

Use this code when documentation clearly indicates a burn injury to the eye that has progressed to the point of globe rupture and destruction. This typically applies to acute, severe trauma cases where the integrity of the eyeball is compromised beyond repair due to the burn. Supporting documentation should specify both the burn etiology and the resulting globe destruction.

• Ensure documentation explicitly states "rupture" or "destruction" of the eyeball due to a burn, not just a severe burn.
• Do not use for burns that cause significant damage but do not result in globe rupture or destruction; other burn codes for the eye would be more appropriate.
• Consider sequencing this code as a primary diagnosis if it is the main reason for the encounter, followed by external cause codes (E-codes) to specify the burn's origin.