ICD-10-CM Code T55
Toxic effect of soaps and detergents
NON-BILLABLE
|
ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 T55 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of T55 that describes the diagnosis 'toxic effect of soaps and detergents' in more detail.
- T55 Toxic effect of soaps and detergents NON-BILLABLE
-
-
- T55.0X Toxic effect of soaps NON-BILLABLE
-
- T55.1X Toxic effect of detergents NON-BILLABLE
-
Coding Notes for T55 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
-
7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code T55
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Borax toxicity (disorder)