T52.8X3A — Toxic effect of other organic solvents, assault, initial encounter
T52.8X3A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for toxic effect of other organic solvents, assault, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T52
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T52.8X3A
These are not written on T52.8X3A, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing T52.8X3A with anything listed here is a denial.
Risk adjustment
T52.8X3A does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
T52.8X3A is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A57205Billing and Coding: Oximetry Services
Code history
T52.8X3A has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T52.8X3. If T52.8X3A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T52.8X3A
- Is T52.8X3A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T52.8X3A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T52.8X3A sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65).
- What cannot be coded together with T52.8X3A?
- T52.8X3A carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above T52.8X3A (T52) and apply to it just the same.