ICD-10 diagnosis code

T54 Toxic effect of corrosive substances

T54 is the ICD-10 code for Toxic effect of corrosive substances. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block T51–T65 (Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: XIX · S00–T98
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Subcodes of T54

T54 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

T54Toxisk effekt av frätande substanser

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT54Forgiftning med ætsende substanser

FinlandICD-10-FI

T54Syövyttävien aineiden myrkkyvaikutukset

GermanyICD-10-GM

T54Toxische Wirkung von ätzenden Substanzen

FranceICD-10-FR

T54Effet toxique de substances corrosives

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T54toxisch gevolg van bijtende stoffen

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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