T56.9
T56.9 — Toxic effects of unspecified metal
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T56.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for toxic effects of unspecified metal. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T56
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
T56.9 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.
Code to one of these instead T56.9
4 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T56. If T56.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- T56.0Toxic effects of lead and its compounds
- T56.1Toxic effects of mercury and its compounds
- T56.2Toxic effects of chromium and its compounds
- T56.3Toxic effects of cadmium and its compounds
- T56.4Toxic effects of copper and its compounds
- T56.5Toxic effects of zinc and its compounds
- T56.6Toxic effects of tin and its compounds
- T56.7Toxic effects of beryllium and its compounds
- T56.8Toxic effects of other metals
Questions about T56.9
- Is T56.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T56.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T56.9 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).