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
Other codes that can never be billed with T59.5X
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- T71Asphyxiation
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
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