ICD-10: T56
Toxic effect of metals
Clinical Information
Includes
- toxic effects of metals from all sources, except medicinal substances
- toxic effects of fumes and vapors of metals
Coding Guidelines
Use Additional Code
- code to identify any retained metal foreign body, if applicable (Z18.0-, T18.1-)
Excludes 1
- manganese and its compounds (T57.2)
- arsenic and its compounds (T57.0)
Subcategories
T56.4
Toxic effects of copper and its compounds
T56.5
Toxic effects of zinc and its compounds
T56.6
Toxic effects of tin and its compounds
T56.8
Toxic effects of other metals
T56.1
Toxic effects of mercury and its compounds
T56.2
Toxic effects of chromium and its compounds
T56.7
Toxic effects of beryllium and its compounds
T56.9
Toxic effects of unspecified metal
T56.3
Toxic effects of cadmium and its compounds
T56.0
Toxic effects of lead and its compounds
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