T59

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Toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapors

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

Coding Guidance

T59 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)

T59.0Toxic effect of nitrogen oxidesCategory→T59.1Toxic effect of sulfur dioxideCategory→T59.2Toxic effect of formaldehydeCategory→T59.3Toxic effect of lacrimogenic gasCategory→T59.4Toxic effect of chlorine gasCategory→T59.5Toxic effect of fluorine gas and hydrogen fluorideCategory→T59.6Toxic effect of hydrogen sulfideCategory→T59.7Toxic effect of carbon dioxideCategory→T59.8Toxic effect of other specified gases, fumes and vaporsCategory→T59.9Toxic effect of unspecified gases, fumes and vaporsCategory→

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 T59

Toxic effect of nitrogen oxides

T59.0›

Toxic effect of sulfur dioxide

T59.1›

Toxic effect of formaldehyde

T59.2›

Toxic effect of lacrimogenic gas

T59.3›

Toxic effect of chlorine gas

T59.4›

Toxic effect of fluorine gas and hydrogen fluoride

T59.5›

Toxic effect of hydrogen sulfide

T59.6›

Toxic effect of carbon dioxide

T59.7›

Toxic effect of other specified gases, fumes and vapors

T59.8›

Toxic effect of unspecified gases, fumes and vapors

T59.9›

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