Occupational exposure to other air contaminants

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 2 more specific codes instead:

Z57.31 Occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
Z57.39 Occupational exposure to other air contaminants

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 Occupational exposure to other air contaminants

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.

Factors, supplemental > environmental-pollution-related condition- see

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
Z57.0	Occupational exposure to noise	Valid
Z57.1	Occupational exposure to radiation	Valid
Z57.2	Occupational exposure to dust	Valid
Z57.4	Occupational exposure to toxic agents in agriculture	Valid
Z57.5	Occupational exposure to toxic agents in other industries	Valid
Z57.6	Occupational exposure to extreme temperature	Valid
Z57.7	Occupational exposure to vibration	Valid
Z57.8	Occupational exposure to other risk factors	Valid
Z57.9	Occupational exposure to unspecified risk factor	Valid