ICD-10-CM Code T56.5X4A
Toxic effect of zinc and its compounds, undetermined, initial encounter
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.T56.5X4A is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of toxic effect of zinc and its compounds, undetermined, initial encounter. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code T565 is used to code Zinc toxicity
Zinc toxicity is a medical condition involving an overdose on, or toxic overexposure to, zinc. Such toxicity levels have been seen to occur at ingestion of greater than 225 mg of zinc. Excessive absorption of zinc can suppress copper and iron absorption. The free zinc ion in solution is highly toxic to bacteria, plants, invertebrates, and even vertebrate fish. Zinc is an essential trace metal with very low toxicity in humans.
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
| ICD 9 Code: | 985.8 |
Zinc
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #917-918 - Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with MCC.
- DRG Group #917-918 - Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs without MCC.
Equivalent ICD-9 Codes GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code T56.5X4A and a single ICD9 code, E980.9 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: T56.5X4 - Toxic effect of zinc and its compounds, undetermined