ICD-9 Code 985.9
Toxic effect of unspecified metal
Not Valid for Submission
985.9 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of toxic effect of unspecified metal. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
| ICD-9: | 985.9 |
| Short Description: | Toxic effect metal NOS |
| Long Description: | Toxic effect of unspecified metal |
Convert 985.9 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
Code Classification
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Injury and poisoning (800–999)
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Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (980-989)
- 985 Toxic effect of other metals
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Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (980-989)
Information for Medical Professionals
Synonyms
- Accidental poisoning by metal
- Heavy metal food poisoning
- Heavy-metal-induced tubulointerstitial nephritis
- Metal fever
- Molybdenum poisoning
- Spelters' fever
- Toxic effect of metal
- Welders ague
Information for Patients
Poisoning
A poison is any substance that is harmful to your body. You might swallow it, inhale it, inject it, or absorb it through your skin. Any substance can be poisonous if too much is taken. Poisons can include:
- Prescription or over-the-counter medicines taken in doses that are too high
- Overdoses of illegal drugs
- Carbon monoxide from gas appliances
- Household products, such as laundry powder or furniture polish
- Pesticides
- Indoor or outdoor plants
- Metals such as lead and mercury
The effects of poisoning range from short-term illness to brain damage, coma, and death. To prevent poisoning it is important to use and store products exactly as their labels say. Keep dangerous products where children can't get to them. Treatment for poisoning depends on the type of poison. If you suspect someone has been poisoned, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222 right away.
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ICD-9 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.