ICD-10-CM Code T59
Toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapors
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 T59 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of T59 that describes the diagnosis 'toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapors' in more detail.
- T59 Toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapors NON-BILLABLE
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- T59.0X Toxic effect of nitrogen oxides NON-BILLABLE
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- T59.1X Toxic effect of sulfur dioxide NON-BILLABLE
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- T59.2X Toxic effect of formaldehyde NON-BILLABLE
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- T59.3X Toxic effect of lacrimogenic gas NON-BILLABLE
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- T59.4X Toxic effect of chlorine gas NON-BILLABLE
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- T59.6X Toxic effect of hydrogen sulfide NON-BILLABLE
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- T59.7X Toxic effect of carbon dioxide NON-BILLABLE
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- T59.81 Toxic effect of smoke NON-BILLABLE
- T59.89 Toxic effect of other specified gases, fumes and vapors NON-BILLABLE
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- T59.91 Toxic effect of unspecified gases, fumes and vapors, accidental (unintentional) NON-BILLABLE
- T59.92 Toxic effect of unspecified gases, fumes and vapors, intentional self-harm NON-BILLABLE
- T59.93 Toxic effect of unspecified gases, fumes and vapors, assault NON-BILLABLE
- T59.94 Toxic effect of unspecified gases, fumes and vapors, undetermined NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for T59 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Aerosol propellants
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Chlorofluorocarbons - instead, use code T53.5
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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 T59
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T59 - Toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapors'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T59. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.