ICD-10-CM Code for Toxic effect of metals T56

ICD-10 code T56 for Toxic effect of metals is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

Official Long Descriptor

Toxic effect of metals

Includes: toxic effects of fumes and vapors of metals
toxic effects of metals from all sources, except medicinal substances

Use additional code to identify any retained metal foreign body, if applicable (Z18.0-, T18.1-)

Excludes1: arsenic and its compounds (T57.0)
manganese and its compounds (T57.2)

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