ICD-10-CM Code T65.2
Toxic effect of tobacco and nicotine
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 T65.2 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of T65.2 that describes the diagnosis 'toxic effect of tobacco and nicotine' in more detail.
- T65.2 Toxic effect of tobacco and nicotine NON-BILLABLE
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- T65.291 Toxic effect of other tobacco and nicotine, accidental (unintentional) NON-BILLABLE
- T65.292 Toxic effect of other tobacco and nicotine, intentional self-harm NON-BILLABLE
- T65.293 Toxic effect of other tobacco and nicotine, assault NON-BILLABLE
- T65.294 Toxic effect of other tobacco and nicotine, undetermined NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code T652 is used to code Nicotine poisoning
Nicotine poisoning describes the symptoms of the toxic effects of consuming nicotine, which can potentially be deadly, though serious or fatal overdoses are rare. Historically, most cases of nicotine poisoning have been the result of use of nicotine as an insecticide. More recent cases of poisoning typically appear to be in the form of Green Tobacco Sickness or due to accidental ingestion of tobacco or tobacco products or ingestion of nicotine-containing plants.
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Nicotine
Coding Notes for T65.2 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Nicotine dependence - instead, use code F17.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T65.2 - Toxic effect of tobacco and nicotine'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T65.2. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: T65 - Toxic effect of other and unspecified substances