2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z77.9
Other contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- Z77.9
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Oth contact w and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health
- Is Billable?
- Yes - Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
Z77.9 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
This code describes a circumstance which influences the patient's health status but not a current illness or injury. The code is unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Congenital retinal dysplasia caused by teratogenic substance
- Dangerous environment
- Environment contains physical hazards
- Exacerbation of constitutional dermatitis due to exposure to contact allergen
- Exposure to pollution
- Exposure to soapstone dust
- Exposure to toxic agricultural agents
- Exposure to toxic agricultural agents, non-occupational
- Exposure to toxic dust
- Exposure to toxic dust, non-occupational
- Exposure to toxin, intent undetermined
- Pollution
- Retinal dysplasia
Clinical Classification
Clinical Category is Other specified status
- CCSR Category Code: FAC025
- Inpatient Default CCSR: X - Not applicable.
- Outpatient Default CCSR: Y - Yes, default outpatient assignment for principal diagnosis or first-listed diagnosis.
Clinical Information
Retinal Dysplasia
congenital, often bilateral, retinal abnormality characterized by the arrangement of outer nuclear retinal cells in a palisading or radiating pattern surrounding a central ocular space. this disorder is sometimes hereditary.
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).
- - Contact (with) - See Also: Exposure (to);
- - hazards to health NEC - Z77.9
- - Exposure (to) - See Also: Contact, with; - T75.89
- - hazards to health NEC - Z77.9
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10-CM Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Unacceptable principal diagnosis - There are selected codes that describe a circumstance which influences an individual's health status but not a current illness or injury, or codes that are not specific manifestations but may be due to an underlying cause. These codes are considered unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.
Convert Z77.9 to ICD-9-CM
- ICD-9-CM Code: V15.89 - Hx-health hazards NEC
Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
Patient Education
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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Code History
- FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.