T56 – Toxic effect of metals
Coding Notes
Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Additional
code to identify any retained metal foreign body, if applicable (Z18.0-, T18.1-)
Type 1 Excludes
arsenic and its compounds (T57.0)
manganese and its compounds (T57.2)
Includes
toxic effects of fumes and vapors of metals
toxic effects of metals from all sources, except medicinal substances
Child Codes
Sibling Codes
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| S00-T88 | Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) |
| T51-T65 | Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65) |
| T56 |
Toxic effect of metals
Use Additional
code to identify any retained metal foreign body, if applicable (Z18.0-, T18.1-)
Type 1 Excludes
arsenic and its compounds (T57.0)
manganese and its compounds (T57.2)
Includes
toxic effects of fumes and vapors of metals
toxic effects of metals from all sources, except medicinal substances
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| T56.0 | Toxic effects of lead and its compounds |
| T56.0X | Toxic effects of lead and its compounds |
| T56.0X1 | Toxic effect of lead and its compounds, accidental (unintentional) |
| T56.0X2 | Toxic effect of lead and its compounds, intentional self-harm |
| T56.0X3 | Toxic effect of lead and its compounds, assault |
| T56.0X4 | Toxic effect of lead and its compounds, undetermined |
| T56.1 | Toxic effects of mercury and its compounds |
| T56.1X | Toxic effects of mercury and its compounds |
| T56.1X1 | Toxic effect of mercury and its compounds, accidental (unintentional) |
| T56.1X2 | Toxic effect of mercury and its compounds, intentional self-harm |
| T56.1X3 | Toxic effect of mercury and its compounds, assault |
| T56.1X4 | Toxic effect of mercury and its compounds, undetermined |
| T56.2 | Toxic effects of chromium and its compounds |
| T56.2X | Toxic effects of chromium and its compounds |
| T56.2X1 | Toxic effect of chromium and its compounds, accidental (unintentional) |
| T56.2X2 | Toxic effect of chromium and its compounds, intentional self-harm |
| T56.2X3 | Toxic effect of chromium and its compounds, assault |
| T56.2X4 | Toxic effect of chromium and its compounds, undetermined |
| T56.3 | Toxic effects of cadmium and its compounds |
| T56.3X | Toxic effects of cadmium and its compounds |
| T56.3X1 | Toxic effect of cadmium and its compounds, accidental (unintentional) |
| T56.3X2 | Toxic effect of cadmium and its compounds, intentional self-harm |
| T56.3X3 | Toxic effect of cadmium and its compounds, assault |
| T56.3X4 | Toxic effect of cadmium and its compounds, undetermined |
| T56.4 | Toxic effects of copper and its compounds |
| T56.4X | Toxic effects of copper and its compounds |
| T56.4X1 | Toxic effect of copper and its compounds, accidental (unintentional) |
| T56.4X2 | Toxic effect of copper and its compounds, intentional self-harm |
| T56.4X3 | Toxic effect of copper and its compounds, assault |
| T56.4X4 | Toxic effect of copper and its compounds, undetermined |
| T56.5 | Toxic effects of zinc and its compounds |
| T56.5X | Toxic effects of zinc and its compounds |
| T56.5X1 | Toxic effect of zinc and its compounds, accidental (unintentional) |
| T56.5X2 | Toxic effect of zinc and its compounds, intentional self-harm |
| T56.5X3 | Toxic effect of zinc and its compounds, assault |
| T56.5X4 | Toxic effect of zinc and its compounds, undetermined |
| T56.6 | Toxic effects of tin and its compounds |
| T56.6X | Toxic effects of tin and its compounds |
| T56.6X1 | Toxic effect of tin and its compounds, accidental (unintentional) |
| T56.6X2 | Toxic effect of tin and its compounds, intentional self-harm |
| T56.6X3 | Toxic effect of tin and its compounds, assault |
| T56.6X4 | Toxic effect of tin and its compounds, undetermined |
| T56.7 | Toxic effects of beryllium and its compounds |
| T56.7X | Toxic effects of beryllium and its compounds |
| T56.7X1 | Toxic effect of beryllium and its compounds, accidental (unintentional) |
| T56.7X2 | Toxic effect of beryllium and its compounds, intentional self-harm |
| T56.7X3 | Toxic effect of beryllium and its compounds, assault |
| T56.7X4 | Toxic effect of beryllium and its compounds, undetermined |
| T56.8 | Toxic effects of other metals |
| T56.81 | Toxic effect of thallium |
| T56.811 | Toxic effect of thallium, accidental (unintentional) |
| T56.812 | Toxic effect of thallium, intentional self-harm |
| T56.813 | Toxic effect of thallium, assault |
| T56.814 | Toxic effect of thallium, undetermined |
| T56.89 | Toxic effects of other metals |
| T56.891 | Toxic effect of other metals, accidental (unintentional) |
| T56.892 | Toxic effect of other metals, intentional self-harm |
| T56.893 | Toxic effect of other metals, assault |
| T56.894 | Toxic effect of other metals, undetermined |
| T56.9 | Toxic effects of unspecified metal |
| T56.91 | Toxic effect of unspecified metal, accidental (unintentional) |
| T56.92 | Toxic effect of unspecified metal, intentional self-harm |
| T56.93 | Toxic effect of unspecified metal, assault |
| T56.94 | Toxic effect of unspecified metal, undetermined |