T48

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Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of agents primarily acting on smooth and skeletal muscles and the respiratory system

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

T48 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (8)

Chapter Information

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for T48

Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of oxytocic drugs

T48.0›

Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents]

T48.1›

Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified drugs acting on muscles

T48.2›

Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antitussives

T48.3›

Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of expectorants

T48.4›

Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other anti-common-cold drugs

T48.5›

Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antiasthmatics, not elsewhere classified

T48.6›

Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified agents primarily acting on the respiratory system

T48.9›

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