ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › T51-T65 › T59 Toxic effect of other gases, fumes... › T59.7
Toxic effect of carbon dioxide
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:
- T59.7X Toxic effect of carbon dioxide (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 effect of carbon dioxide
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 T59 Toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapors
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T59
Excludes1 - never coded here
- chlorofluorocarbons (T53.5)
Includes
- aerosol propellants
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 |
|---|---|---|
| T59.0 | Toxic effect of nitrogen oxides | Not billable |
| T59.1 | Toxic effect of sulfur dioxide | Not billable |
| T59.2 | Toxic effect of formaldehyde | Not billable |
| T59.3 | Toxic effect of lacrimogenic gas | Not billable |
| T59.4 | Toxic effect of chlorine gas | Not billable |
| T59.5 | Toxic effect of fluorine gas and hydrogen fluoride | Not billable |
| T59.6 | Toxic effect of hydrogen sulfide | Not billable |
| T59.8 | Toxic effect of other specified gases, fumes and vapors | Not billable |
| T59.9 | Toxic effect of unspecified gases, fumes and vapors | Not billable |