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
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.
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
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).