ICD-10-CM Code T56.4
Toxic effects of copper and its compounds
NON-BILLABLE
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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.ICD Code T56.4 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the one child codes of T56.4 that describes the diagnosis 'toxic effects of copper and its compounds' in more detail.
- T56.4 Toxic effects of copper and its compounds NON-BILLABLE
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- T56.4X1 Toxic effect of copper and its compounds, accidental (unintentional) NON-BILLABLE
- T56.4X2 Toxic effect of copper and its compounds, intentional self-harm NON-BILLABLE
- T56.4X3 Toxic effect of copper and its compounds, assault NON-BILLABLE
- T56.4X4 Toxic effect of copper and its compounds, undetermined NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code T564 is used to code Copper toxicity
Copper toxicity, also called copperiedus, refers to the consequences of an excess of copper in the body. Copperiedus can occur from eating acid foods cooked in uncoated copper cookware, or from exposure to excess copper in drinking water or other environmental sources.
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
| ICD 9 Code: | 985.8 |
A Kayser-Fleischer ring, copper deposits found in the cornea, is an indication the body is not metabolizing copper properly.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Chronic copper poisoning (disorder)
Parent Code: T56 - Toxic effect of metals