ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › T51-T65 › T56 Toxic effect of metals › T56.5
Toxic effects of zinc and its compounds
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 1 more specific code instead:
- T56.5X Toxic effects of zinc and its compounds (also a header)
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Toxic effects of zinc and its compounds
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from T56 Toxic effect of metals
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T56
Excludes1 - never coded here
- arsenic and its compounds (T57.0)
- manganese and its compounds (T57.2)
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained metal foreign body, if applicable (Z18.0-, T18.1-)
Includes
- toxic effects of fumes and vapors of metals
- toxic effects of metals from all sources, except medicinal substances
Inherited from the T51-T65 section Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65)
Excludes1 - never coded here
- contact with and (suspected) exposure to toxic substances (Z77.-)
Use additional code
- code(s):
- for all associated manifestations of toxic effect, such as: respiratory conditions due to external agents (J60-J70)
- personal history of foreign body fully removed (Z87.821)
- to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Note
- When no intent is indicated code to accidental. Undetermined intent is only for use when there is specific documentation in the record that the intent of the toxic effect cannot be determined.
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| T56.0 | Toxic effects of lead and its compounds | Not billable |
| T56.1 | Toxic effects of mercury and its compounds | Not billable |
| T56.2 | Toxic effects of chromium and its compounds | Not billable |
| T56.3 | Toxic effects of cadmium and its compounds | Not billable |
| T56.4 | Toxic effects of copper and its compounds | Not billable |
| T56.6 | Toxic effects of tin and its compounds | Not billable |
| T56.7 | Toxic effects of beryllium and its compounds | Not billable |
| T56.8 | Toxic effects of other metals | Not billable |
| T56.9 | Toxic effects of unspecified metal | Not billable |