ICD-10-CM Code T56.7
Toxic effects of beryllium and its compounds
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 T56.7 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the one child codes of T56.7 that describes the diagnosis 'toxic effects of beryllium and its compounds' in more detail.
- T56.7 Toxic effects of beryllium and its compounds NON-BILLABLE
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- T56.7X1 Toxic effect of beryllium and its compounds, accidental (unintentional) NON-BILLABLE
- T56.7X2 Toxic effect of beryllium and its compounds, intentional self-harm NON-BILLABLE
- T56.7X3 Toxic effect of beryllium and its compounds, assault NON-BILLABLE
- T56.7X4 Toxic effect of beryllium and its compounds, undetermined NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code T567 is used to code Beryllium poisoning
Beryllium poisoning is illness resulting from the toxic effect of beryllium in its elemental form or in various chemical compounds. The toxicity of beryllium depends upon the duration, intensity and frequency of exposure (features of dose), as well as the form of beryllium and the route of exposure (i.e. inhalation, dermal, ingestion). According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), beryllium and beryllium compounds are Category 1 carcinogens; they are carcinogenic to both animals and humans.
| Specialty: | Occupational Medicine |
| ICD 9 Code: | 985.3 |
Beryllium
Parent Code: T56 - Toxic effect of metals