ICD-10-CM Code T39.015
Adverse effect of aspirin

NON-BILLABLE

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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code T39.015 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'adverse effect of aspirin' 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	T39.015A	initial encounter
D	T39.015D	subsequent encounter
S	T39.015S	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 Info

The ICD code T390 is used to code Aspirin poisoning

Aspirin poisoning or salicylism is acute or chronic poisoning with aspirin. A single overdose may cause acute poisoning. Continuous usage of an elevated dosage over long periods of time may cause chronic poisoning.