T65.0
Header — not billableToxic effect of cyanides
The ICD-10 code for toxic effect of cyanides is T65.0.
T65.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 1 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- hydrogen cyanide (T57.3-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under T65.0
Related codes in this category
- T65.1Toxic effect of strychnine and its saltsnon-billable header
- T65.2Toxic effect of tobacco and nicotinenon-billable header
- T65.3Toxic effect of nitroderivatives and aminoderivatives of benzene and its homologuesnon-billable header
- T65.4Toxic effect of carbon disulfidenon-billable header
- T65.5Toxic effect of nitroglycerin and other nitric acids and estersnon-billable header
- T65.6Toxic effect of paints and dyes, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- T65.8Toxic effect of other specified substancesnon-billable header
- T65.9Toxic effect of unspecified substancenon-billable header
- T65.0Toxic effect of cyanidesnon-billable header