T56
Toxic effect of metals
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Includes
toxic effects of fumes and vapors of metals
Includes
toxic effects of metals from all sources, except medicinal substances
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T56
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
More Specific Codes
10 codes under T56
- T56.0 Toxic effects of lead and its compounds Has subcodes
- T56.1 Toxic effects of mercury and its compounds Has subcodes
- T56.2 Toxic effects of chromium and its compounds Has subcodes
- T56.3 Toxic effects of cadmium and its compounds Has subcodes
- T56.4 Toxic effects of copper and its compounds Has subcodes
- T56.5 Toxic effects of zinc and its compounds Has subcodes
- T56.6 Toxic effects of tin and its compounds Has subcodes
- T56.7 Toxic effects of beryllium and its compounds Has subcodes
- T56.8 Toxic effects of other metals Has subcodes
- T56.9 Toxic effects of unspecified metal Has subcodes
Version History
How T56 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentToxic effect of metals
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedToxic effect of metals
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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