T55 is the ICD-10 code for Toxic effect of soaps and detergents. It is a three-character category that is not subdivided further. 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
T55 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T55Toxisk effekt av såpor och rengöringsmedel
- T55.9Toxisk effekt av såpor och rengöringsmedel
T55Toksisk virkning av såpe eller rengjøringsmiddel
DT55Forgiftning med sæbe og rengøringsmidler
- DT559Forgiftning med sæbe eller detergentium
T55Saippuoiden ja pintajännitystä vähentävien aineiden (detergenttien) myrkkyvaikutukset
T55Toxische Wirkung von Seifen und Detergenzien
T55Effet toxique de savons et détergents
T55toxisch gevolg van zepen en detergentia
Listed through more specific codes:
- T55.0X1AToxic effect of soaps, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
- T55.0X1DToxic effect of soaps, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
- T55.0X1SToxic effect of soaps, accidental (unintentional), sequela
- T55.0X2AToxic effect of soaps, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T55.0X2DToxic effect of soaps, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T55.0X2SToxic effect of soaps, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T55.0X3AToxic effect of soaps, assault, initial encounter
- T55.0X3DToxic effect of soaps, assault, subsequent encounter
- and 16 more national subcodes
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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