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983.9 TOXIC EFFECT CAUSTIC NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 983.9

Short Description: Toxic effect caustic NOS

Long Description: Toxic effect of caustic, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (980-989)
      • 983 Toxic effect of corrosive aromatics, acids, and caustic alkalis
        • 983.9 Toxic effect caustic NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Accidental exposure to bleach
  • Accidental poisoning by corrosive
  • Accidental poisoning by disinfectants
  • Bleach causing toxic effect
  • Chlorate poisoning
  • Disinfectant causing toxic effect
  • Phosphorus poisoning
  • Poisoning of undetermined intent by corrosive, acid or caustic alkali
  • Self poisoning by corrosive or caustic substance
  • Toxic effect of caustic substance
  • Toxic effect of phosphorus and its compounds

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 983.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Necrosis, necrotic
    • phosphorus 983.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 983.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
983.9 Right Arrow T54.1X1A Toxic effect of corrosive organic compounds, acc, init
T54.1X2A Toxic effect of corrosive organic compounds, self-harm, init
T54.1X3A Toxic effect of corrosive organic compounds, assault, init
T54.1X4A Toxic effect of corrosive organic compounds, undet, init
T54.91XA Toxic effect of unsp corrosive substance, accidental, init
T54.92XA Toxic effect of unsp corrosive substance, self-harm, init
T54.93XA Toxic effect of unsp corrosive substance, assault, init
T54.94XA Toxic effect of unsp corrosive substance, undetermined, init
T57.1X1A Toxic effect of phosphorus and its compounds, acc, init
T57.1X2A Toxic effect of phosphorus and its compnd, self-harm, init
T57.1X3A Toxic effect of phosphorus and its compounds, assault, init
T57.1X4A Toxic effect of phosphorus and its compounds, undet, init
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
983.0 Toxic effect of corrosive aromatics
983.1 Toxic effect of acids
983.2 Toxic effect of caustic alkalis

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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