T59

The ICD-10-CM code for toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapors is T59. The full clinical description is "Toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapors". T59 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code T59 represents “Toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapors”. It is classified under Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, T59 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under T59.

T59 is in Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes S00-T88).

T59 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: birth trauma (P10-P15); obstetric trauma (O70-O71); contact with and (suspected) exposure to toxic substances (Z77.-); and 1 more.

T59 has 10 child codes, including: T59.0 (Toxic effect of nitrogen oxides), T59.1 (Toxic effect of sulfur dioxide), T59.2 (Toxic effect of formaldehyde), T59.3 (Toxic effect of lacrimogenic gas), and 6 more.

Yes, when using T59, also report: any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-); 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.-).

T59 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0413000, C4759715. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapors affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

T59 maps to the ICD-11 code: NE61 (Harmful effects of or exposure to noxious substances, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source, not elsewhere classified).