ICD-Code T59: Toxic effect of other gases, fumes and vapours
- T59.0 Toxic effect: Nitrogen oxides
- T59.1 Toxic effect: Sulfur dioxide
- T59.2 Toxic effect: Formaldehyde
- T59.3 Toxic effect: Lacrimogenic gas
- T59.4 Toxic effect: Chlorine gas
- T59.5 Toxic effect: Fluorine gas and hydrogen fluoride
- T59.6 Toxic effect: Hydrogen sulfide
- T59.7 Toxic effect: Carbon dioxide
- T59.8 Toxic effect: Other specified gases, fumes or vapours
- T59.9 Toxic effect: Gases, fumes or vapours, 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.