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ICD-10-CM Code T48.993
Poisoning by other agents primarily acting on the respiratory system, assault

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
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 T48.993 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'poisn by oth agents prim acting on the resp sys, assault' 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 T48.993A initial encounter
D T48.993D subsequent encounter
S T48.993S 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

ICD-10-CM Drugs Index References for 'T48.993 - Poisoning by other agents primarily acting on the respiratory system, assault'

The ICD-10-CM Drugs Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T48.993. Click on any term below to browse the drugs index.


Parent Code: T48.99 - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other agents primarily acting on the respiratory system

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