T51.0 Toxic effect of ethanol

The ICD-10-CM code for Toxic effect of ethanol is T51.0 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Chapter

19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section

T51-T65: Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65)

Category T51

36 codes (24 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Inclusion Terms

• Toxic effect of ethyl alcohol

Official Coding Guidelines

Toxic effects: code T51-T65 first, then manifestations

(d) Toxic Effects When a harmful substance is ingested or comes in contact with a person, this is classified as a toxic effect. The toxic effect codes are in categories T51-T65. When coding a toxic effect, assign the toxic effect code first, followed by codes for all associated manifestations of the toxic effect.

Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

injury is to the blood vessels or nerves, that injury should be sequenced first.

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool

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