ICD-10-CM Code T65.211
Toxic effect of chewing tobacco, accidental (unintentional)
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.7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."ICD Code T65.211 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'toxic effect of chewing tobacco, accidental (unintentional)' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:
7th Digit | Billable Code | 7th Digit Specifies |
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A | T65.211A | initial encounter |
D | T65.211D | subsequent encounter |
S | T65.211S | sequela |
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 InfoThe 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.
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
Nicotine
Coding Notes for T65.211 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Toxic effect of chewing tobacco NOS
ICD-10-CM Drugs Index References for 'T65.211 - Toxic effect of chewing tobacco, accidental (unintentional)'
The ICD-10-CM Drugs Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T65.211. Click on any term below to browse the drugs index.
Parent Code: T65.21 - Toxic effect of chewing tobacco