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T59.81

T59.81: Toxic effect of smoke

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T59.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for toxic effect of smoke. 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

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • toxic effect of cigarette (tobacco) smoke (T65.22-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Smoke inhalation

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T59.81

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on T59: Toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapors

  • chlorofluorocarbons (T53.5)

Other codes that can never be billed with T59.81

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 T59.81

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under T59.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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