ICD-Code T56: Toxic effect of metals
- T56.0 Toxic effect: Lead and its compounds
- T56.1 Toxic effect: Mercury and its compounds
- T56.2 Toxic effect: Chromium and its compounds
- T56.3 Toxic effect: Cadmium and its compounds
- T56.4 Toxic effect: Copper and its compounds
- T56.5 Toxic effect: Zinc and its compounds
- T56.6 Toxic effect: Tin and its compounds
- T56.7 Toxic effect: Beryllium and its compounds
- T56.8 Toxic effect: Other metals
- T56.9 Toxic effect: Metal, unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
The explanations of ICD and OPS codes are provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). Unfortunately, no explanation is currently available for this code.