T56

Non-billableSave

Toxic effect of metals

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

Coding Guidance

T56 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 (10)

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 T56

Toxic effects of lead and its compounds

T56.0›

Toxic effects of mercury and its compounds

T56.1›

Toxic effects of chromium and its compounds

T56.2›

Toxic effects of cadmium and its compounds

T56.3›

Toxic effects of copper and its compounds

T56.4›

Toxic effects of zinc and its compounds

T56.5›

Toxic effects of tin and its compounds

T56.6›

Toxic effects of beryllium and its compounds

T56.7›

Toxic effects of other metals

T56.8›

Toxic effects of unspecified metal

T56.9›

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