ICD-10-CM Code T53.3
Toxic effects of tetrachloroethylene
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code T53.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the one child codes of T53.3 that describes the diagnosis 'toxic effects of tetrachloroethylene' in more detail.
- T53.3 Toxic effects of tetrachloroethylene NON-BILLABLE
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- T53.3X1 Toxic effect of tetrachloroethylene, accidental (unintentional) NON-BILLABLE
- T53.3X2 Toxic effect of tetrachloroethylene, intentional self-harm NON-BILLABLE
- T53.3X3 Toxic effect of tetrachloroethylene, assault NON-BILLABLE
- T53.3X4 Toxic effect of tetrachloroethylene, undetermined NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code T53 is used to code Intoxicative inhalant
Intoxicative inhalants are a broad range of intoxicative drugs whose volatile vapors or gases are taken in via the nose and trachea. They are taken by room temperature volatilization or from a pressurized container (e.g., nitrous oxide), and do not include drugs that are sniffed after burning or heating. For example, amyl nitrite and toluene are considered inhalants, but tobacco, cannabis, and crack are not, even though the latter are also inhaled (as smoke).
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
| ICD 9 Code: | 981.982 |
Coding Notes for T53.3 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Toxic effects of perchloroethylene
- Toxic effect of tetrachloroethene
Parent Code: T53 - Toxic effect of halogen derivatives of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons