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T65

T65Toxic effect of other and unspecified substances

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T65 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for toxic effect of other and unspecified substances. 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 T65

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Other codes that can never be billed with T65

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at T65. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading T65 alone.

  • T52.1Toxic effects of benzene
  • T60.4Toxic effect of rodenticides
  • T61Toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as seafood
  • T62Toxic effect of other noxious substances eaten as food

Risk adjustment

T65 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 T65

9 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about T65

Is T65 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. T65 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T65 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).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.