ICD-10-CM Code for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to hazards in the physical environment Z77.12

ICD-10 code Z77.12 for Contact with and (suspected) exposure to hazards in the physical environment is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

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Contact with and (suspected) exposure to hazards in the physical environment

Z77

Includes: contact with and (suspected) exposures to potential hazards to health

Excludes2: contact with and (suspected) exposure to communicable diseases (Z20.-)
exposure to (parental) (environmental) tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
newborn affected by noxious substances transmitted via placenta or breast milk (P04.-)
occupational exposure to risk factors (Z57.-)
retained foreign body (Z18.-)
retained foreign body fully removed (Z87.821)
toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65)

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