ICD-10-CM Code T56.2X4
Toxic effect of chromium and its compounds, undetermined
NON-BILLABLE
7th Character Required
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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.7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."ICD Code T56.2X4 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'toxic effect of chromium and its compounds, undetermined' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:
7th Digit | Billable Code | 7th Digit Specifies |
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A | T56.2X4A | initial encounter |
D | T56.2X4D | subsequent encounter |
S | T56.2X4S | sequela |
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 InfoThe ICD code T562 is used to code Chromium toxicity
Chromium toxicity refers to the fact that chromium is toxic.
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
ICD 9 Code: | 985.6 |
Chromium
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Contact dermatitis due to chromium (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Episode of care information needed
ICD-10-CM Drugs Index References for 'T56.2X4 - Toxic effect of chromium and its compounds, undetermined'
The ICD-10-CM Drugs Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T56.2X4. Click on any term below to browse the drugs index.
Parent Code: T56.2 - Toxic effects of chromium and its compounds