ICD-10-CM Code T38.5X4
Poisoning by other estrogens and progestogens, undetermined
NON-BILLABLE
7th Character Required
|
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.7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."ICD Code T38.5X4 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'poisoning by other estrogens and progestogens, undetermined' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:
| 7th Digit | Billable Code | 7th Digit Specifies |
|---|---|---|
| A | T38.5X4A | initial encounter |
| D | T38.5X4D | subsequent encounter |
| S | T38.5X4S | sequela |
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 InfoRelated Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Progestogen poisoning of undetermined intent (disorder)
- Estrogen poisoning of undetermined intent (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Episode of care information needed
- Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
ICD-10-CM Drugs Index References for 'T38.5X4 - Poisoning by other estrogens and progestogens, undetermined'
The ICD-10-CM Drugs Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T38.5X4. Click on any term below to browse the drugs index.
Parent Code: T38.5 - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other estrogens and progestogens