T65.22

T65.22: Toxic effect of tobacco cigarettes

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T65.22 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for toxic effect of tobacco cigarettes. 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

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code for exposure to second hand tobacco smoke (Z57.31, Z77.22)

Inclusion terms

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

Toxic effect of tobacco smoke

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T65.22

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on T65.2: Toxic effect of tobacco and nicotine

nicotine dependence (F17.-)

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 T65.22

4 child codes. Green means billable.