T56.91

Non-billable

Toxic effect of unspecified metal, accidental (unintentional)

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

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 (7)

T56.9Toxic effects of unspecified metalCategory→T56.92Toxic effect of unspecified metal, intentional self-harmCategory→T56.93Toxic effect of unspecified metal, assaultCategory→T56.94Toxic effect of unspecified metal, undeterminedCategory→T56.91XAToxic effect of unspecified metal, accidental (unintentional) (initial encounter)Billable→T56.91XDToxic effect of unspecified metal, accidental (unintentional) (subsequent encounter)Billable→T56.91XSToxic effect of unspecified metal, accidental (unintentional) (sequela)Billable→

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 T56.91

Toxic effects of unspecified metal

Toxic effect of unspecified metal, intentional self-harm

Toxic effect of unspecified metal, assault

Toxic effect of unspecified metal, undetermined

Toxic effect of unspecified metal, accidental (unintentional) (initial encounter)

Toxic effect of unspecified metal, accidental (unintentional) (subsequent encounter)

Toxic effect of unspecified metal, accidental (unintentional) (sequela)