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Z57

Occupational exposure to risk factors

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 10 more specific codes instead:

  • Z57.0 Occupational exposure to noise
  • Z57.1 Occupational exposure to radiation
  • Z57.2 Occupational exposure to dust
  • Z57.3 Occupational exposure to other air contaminants (also a header)
  • Z57.4 Occupational exposure to toxic agents in agriculture
  • Z57.5 Occupational exposure to toxic agents in other industries
  • Z57.6 Occupational exposure to extreme temperature
  • Z57.7 Occupational exposure to vibration
  • Z57.8 Occupational exposure to other risk factors
  • Z57.9 Occupational exposure to unspecified risk factor

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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Occupational exposure to risk factors

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.