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T54.9: Toxic effect: Corrosive substance, unspecified

Your health has been damaged by a caustic substance.

There are different caustic substances. They differ in terms of their chemical components and the way they work. The substances can get into the body in different ways. They can be inhaled, swallowed or absorbed via contact with the skin, for example. Depending on how the substance got into the body, there can be various symptoms. The nature of the symptoms also depends on which substance is involved.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).