T65.0 is the ICD-10 code for Toxic effect: Cyanides. It is a four-character subcategory of T65 (Toxic effect of other and unspecified substances), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What T65.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- hydrogen cyanide T57.3
T65.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T65.0Toksisk virkning av cyanid
DT650Cyanidforgiftning
T65.0Syanidien myrkkyvaikutukset
T65.0Zyanide
T65.0Cyanures
T65.0cyaniden
Listed through more specific codes:
- T65.0X1AToxic effect of cyanides, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
- T65.0X1DToxic effect of cyanides, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
- T65.0X1SToxic effect of cyanides, accidental (unintentional), sequela
- T65.0X2AToxic effect of cyanides, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T65.0X2DToxic effect of cyanides, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T65.0X2SToxic effect of cyanides, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T65.0X3AToxic effect of cyanides, assault, initial encounter
- T65.0X3DToxic effect of cyanides, assault, subsequent encounter
- and 4 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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