T53

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Toxic effect of halogen derivatives of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

T53 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (9)

T53.0Toxic effects of carbon tetrachlorideCategory→T53.1Toxic effects of chloroformCategory→T53.2Toxic effects of trichloroethyleneCategory→T53.3Toxic effects of tetrachloroethyleneCategory→T53.4Toxic effects of dichloromethaneCategory→T53.5Toxic effects of chlorofluorocarbonsCategory→T53.6Toxic effects of other halogen derivatives of aliphatic hydrocarbonsCategory→T53.7Toxic effects of other halogen derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbonsCategory→T53.9Toxic effects of unspecified halogen derivatives of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbonsCategory→

Chapter Information

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for T53

Toxic effects of carbon tetrachloride

T53.0›

Toxic effects of chloroform

T53.1›

Toxic effects of trichloroethylene

T53.2›

Toxic effects of tetrachloroethylene

T53.3›

Toxic effects of dichloromethane

T53.4›

Toxic effects of chlorofluorocarbons

T53.5›

Toxic effects of other halogen derivatives of aliphatic hydrocarbons

T53.6›

Toxic effects of other halogen derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons

T53.7›

Toxic effects of unspecified halogen derivatives of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons

T53.9›

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