ICD-10-CM Code T38
Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of hormones and their synthetic substitutes and antagonists, not elsewhere classified
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code T38 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of T38 that describes the diagnosis 'hormones and their synthetic substitutes and antag, nec' in more detail.
- T38 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of hormones and their synthetic substitutes and antagonists, not elsewhere classified NON-BILLABLE
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- T38.80 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes NON-BILLABLE
- T38.81 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of anterior pituitary [adenohypophyseal] hormones NON-BILLABLE
- T38.89 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other hormones and synthetic substitutes NON-BILLABLE
Coding Notes for T38 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Mineralocorticoids and their antagonists - instead, use code T50.0-
- Oxytocic hormones - instead, use code T48.0-
- Parathyroid hormones and derivatives - instead, use code T50.9-
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7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code T38