ICD-10-CM Code T49.8X1
Poisoning by other topical agents, accidental (unintentional)
NON-BILLABLE
7th Character Required
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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.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 T49.8X1 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 oth topical agents, accidental (unintentional)' 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 |
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A | T49.8X1A | initial encounter |
D | T49.8X1D | subsequent encounter |
S | T49.8X1S | 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 InfoCoding Notes for T49.8X1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Poisoning by other topical agents NOS
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Allergy to biocide in cosmetic (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 'T49.8X1 - Poisoning by other topical agents, accidental (unintentional)'
The ICD-10-CM Drugs Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T49.8X1. Click on any term below to browse the drugs index.
Parent Code: T49.8 - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other topical agents