983.2 - Toxic Effect Of Caustic Alkalis

The ICD 9 Code for Toxic effect of caustic alkalis is listed as 983.2.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	983.2
Long Description:	Toxic effect of caustic alkalis
Short Description:	Toxic eff caustic alkali

Chapter:	Injury And Poisoning
Block:	Toxic Effects Of Substances Chiefly Nonmedicinal As To Source (980-989)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code:	T54.3X1A - Toxic effect of corrosive alkalis and alkali-like substances, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	T54.3X2A - Toxic effect of corrosive alkalis and alkali-like substances, intentional self-harm, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	T54.3X3A - Toxic effect of corrosive alkalis and alkali-like substances, assault, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	T54.3X4A - Toxic effect of corrosive alkalis and alkali-like substances, undetermined, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 983.2:
983.0 - Toxic effect of corrosive aromatics
983.1 - Toxic effect of acids
983.9 - Toxic effect of caustic, unspecified