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Compare/T53 vs T60.1

T53 vs T60.1

T53 (Toxic effect of halogen derivatives of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons) compared with T60.1 (Toxic effect of halogenated insecticides), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. T60.1 carries an Excludes1 note covering T53: “chlorinated hydrocarbon (T53.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

T53Toxic effect of halogen derivatives of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbonsT60.1Toxic effect of halogenated insecticides
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: T53.0X1A, T53.0X1D, T53.0X1S, T53.0X2A, T53.0X2D

Non-billable header

Report instead: T60.1X1A, T60.1X1D, T60.1X1S, T60.1X2A, T60.1X2D

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionToxic effect of halogen derivatives of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T53).Toxic effect of halogenated insecticides is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T60.1).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T53The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T60
Includes
toxic effect of wood preservatives
Use additional code
code(s):
for all associated manifestations of toxic effect, such as: respiratory conditions due to external agents (J60-J70)
personal history of foreign body fully removed (Z87.821)
code(s):
for all associated manifestations of toxic effect, such as: respiratory conditions due to external agents (J60-J70)
personal history of foreign body fully removed (Z87.821)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources