T63

Non-billableSave

Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants

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

Coding Guidance

T63 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 (10)

T63.0Toxic effect of snake venomCategory→T63.1Toxic effect of venom of other reptilesCategory→T63.2Toxic effect of venom of scorpionCategory→T63.3Toxic effect of venom of spiderCategory→T63.4Toxic effect of venom of other arthropodsCategory→T63.5Toxic effect of contact with venomous fishCategory→T63.6Toxic effect of contact with other venomous marine animalsCategory→T63.7Toxic effect of contact with venomous plantCategory→T63.8Toxic effect of contact with other venomous animalsCategory→T63.9Toxic effect of contact with unspecified venomous animalCategory→

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 T63

Toxic effect of snake venom

T63.0›

Toxic effect of venom of other reptiles

T63.1›

Toxic effect of venom of scorpion

T63.2›

Toxic effect of venom of spider

T63.3›

Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods

T63.4›

Toxic effect of contact with venomous fish

T63.5›

Toxic effect of contact with other venomous marine animals

T63.6›

Toxic effect of contact with venomous plant

T63.7›

Toxic effect of contact with other venomous animals

T63.8›

Toxic effect of contact with unspecified venomous animal

T63.9›

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