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987.6 - Toxic Effect Of Chlorine Gas


The ICD 9 Code for Toxic effect of chlorine gas is listed as 987.6.
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: 987.6
Long Description: Toxic effect of chlorine gas
Short Description: Toxic eff chlorine gas
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Toxic Effects Of Substances Chiefly Nonmedicinal As To Source (980-989)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: T59.4X1A - Toxic effect of chlorine gas, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: T59.4X2A - Toxic effect of chlorine gas, intentional self-harm, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: T59.4X3A - Toxic effect of chlorine gas, assault, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: T59.4X4A - Toxic effect of chlorine gas, undetermined, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 987.6:
987.0 - Toxic effect of liquefied petroleum gases
987.1 - Toxic effect of other hydrocarbon gas
987.2 - Toxic effect of nitrogen oxides
987.3 - Toxic effect of sulfur dioxide
987.4 - Toxic effect of freon
987.5 - Toxic effect of lacrimogenic gas
987.7 - Toxic effect of hydrocyanic acid gas
987.8 - Toxic effect of other specified gases, fumes, or vapors
987.9 - Toxic effect of unspecified gas, fume, or vapor