985.0 TOXIC EFFECT MERCURY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 985.0

Short Description: Toxic effect mercury

Long Description: Toxic effect of mercury and its compounds

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (980-989)
      • 985 Toxic effect of other metals
        • 985.0 Toxic effect mercury

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 985.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Acrodynia 985.0
  • Dermatoneuritis of children 985.0
  • Dermatopolyneuritis 985.0
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • barometer makers' 985.0
    • Feer's 985.0
    • Minamata 985.0
    • pink 985.0
    • Swift (-Feer) 985.0
  • Erythredema 985.0
    • polyneuritica 985.0
    • polyneuropathy 985.0
  • Feer's disease 985.0
  • Hydrargyrism NEC 985.0
  • Meningoencephalitis (see also Encephalitis) 323.9
    • toxic NEC 989.9 [323.71]
      • due to
        • mercury 985.0 [323.71]
  • Mercurialism NEC 985.0
  • Myelopathy (spinal cord) 336.9
    • due to or with
      • mercury 985.0 [323.72]
  • Pink
    • disease 985.0
  • Polyneuritis, polyneuritic (see also Polyneuropathy) 356.9
    • erythredema 985.0
  • Swift's disease 985.0
  • Tremor 781.0
    • mercurial 985.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 985.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
985.0 Right Arrow T56.1X1A Toxic effect of mercury and its compounds, accidental, init
T56.1X2A Toxic effect of mercury and its compounds, self-harm, init
T56.1X3A Toxic effect of mercury and its compounds, assault, init
T56.1X4A Toxic effect of mercury 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
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
985.9 Toxic effect of unspecified metal


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