981Toxic effect of petroleum products
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Replaced October 1, 2015
981 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for toxic effect of petroleum products. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. Under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings, it maps to 4 ICD-10-CM candidates: T52.0X1A, T52.0X2A, T52.0X3A, and T52.0X4A.
Code Identity
Convert 981 to ICD-10-CM
Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 981 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM codes. When more than one candidate is listed, pick the code the documentation supports.
Index of Diseases References
Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 981. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.
Information for Patients
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Questions About 981
Is 981 (toxic effect of petroleum products) still a valid code?
No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes, such as T52.0X1A, T52.0X2A, and T52.0X3A.
What is the ICD-10 replacement for 981?
The General Equivalence Mappings list 4 ICD-10-CM candidates for this code: T52.0X1A (Toxic effect of petroleum products, accidental, init), T52.0X2A (Toxic effect of petroleum products, self-harm, init), T52.0X3A (Toxic effect of petroleum products, assault, init encntr), and T52.0X4A (Toxic effect of petroleum products, undetermined, init). Each match is approximate, so the right choice depends on what the documentation supports.
What did 981 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described toxic effect of petroleum products. It sat in block 981 Toxic effect of petroleum products under Injury and poisoning (800–999).
Why does 981 map to more than one ICD-10 code?
ICD-10-CM is more specific than ICD-9-CM. The detail packed into this single legacy code was split across T52.0X1A, T52.0X2A, T52.0X3A, and T52.0X4A, so the General Equivalence Mappings list every candidate rather than forcing one. The correct target is the one the documentation supports.
