Z57.5 Occupational exposure to toxic agents in other industries

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applicable to

• Occupational exposure to solids, liquids, gases or vapors in other industries

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V62.1 Adverse effects of work environment (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to Z57.5

Back-references to Z57

• Type 1 Excludes: Z13.88 Encounter for screening for disorder due to exposure to contaminants ("those exposed to contaminants without suspected disorders (Z57.-, Z77.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z56 Problems related to employment and unemployment ("occupational exposure to risk factors (Z57.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z58 Problems related to physical environment ("occupational exposure (Z57.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z72 Problems related to lifestyle ("problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z73 Problems related to life management difficulty ("problems related to socioeconomic and psychosocial circumstances (Z55-Z65)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z77 Other contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health ("occupational exposure to risk factors (Z57.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z91 Personal risk factors, not elsewhere classified ("occupational exposure to risk factors (Z57.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z57.5

• Exposure (to) › occupational › toxic agents (gases) (liquids) (solids) (vapors) in industry NEC

Nearby codes

• Z57.2 Occupational exposure to dust
• Z57.3 Occupational exposure to other air contaminants
• Z57.31 Occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
• Z57.39 Occupational exposure to other air contaminants
• Z57.4 Occupational exposure to toxic agents in agriculture
• Z57.5 Occupational exposure to toxic agents in other industries (this code)
• Z57.6 Occupational exposure to extreme temperature
• Z57.7 Occupational exposure to vibration
• Z57.8 Occupational exposure to other risk factors
• Z57.9 Occupational exposure to unspecified risk factor