985.9 - Toxic Effect Of Unspecified Metal

The ICD 9 Code for Toxic effect of unspecified metal is listed as 985.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	985.9
Long Description:	Toxic effect of unspecified metal
Short Description:	Toxic effect metal NOS

Chapter:	Injury And Poisoning
Block:	Toxic Effects Of Substances Chiefly Nonmedicinal As To Source (980-989)
Related Descriptions:	Accidental poisoning by metal Heavy metal food poisoning Heavy-metal-induced tubulointerstitial nephritis Metal fever Molybdenum poisoning Spelters' fever Toxic effect of metal Welders ague
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code:	T56.91XA - Toxic effect of unspecified metal, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	T56.92XA - Toxic effect of unspecified metal, intentional self-harm, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	T56.93XA - Toxic effect of unspecified metal, assault, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	T56.94XA - Toxic effect of unspecified metal, undetermined, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 985.9:
985.0 - Toxic effect of mercury and its compounds
985.1 - Toxic effect of arsenic and its compounds
985.2 - Toxic effect of manganese and its compounds
985.3 - Toxic effect of beryllium and its compounds
985.4 - Toxic effect of antimony and its compounds
985.5 - Toxic effect of cadmium and its compounds
985.6 - Toxic effect of chromium
985.8 - Toxic effect of other specified metals