T59.5X
T59.5X — Toxic effect of fluorine gas and hydrogen fluoride
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T59.5X is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for toxic effect of fluorine gas and hydrogen fluoride. 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 T59
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
T59.5X 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 T59.5X
4 child codes. Green means billable.
- T59.5X1Toxic effect of fluorine gas and hydrogen fluoride, accidental (unintentional)
- T59.5X2Toxic effect of fluorine gas and hydrogen fluoride, intentional self-harm
- T59.5X3Toxic effect of fluorine gas and hydrogen fluoride, assault
- T59.5X4Toxic effect of fluorine gas and hydrogen fluoride, undetermined
Questions about T59.5X
- Is T59.5X a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T59.5X is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T59.5X 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).