ICD-10-CM Code T50.8
Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of diagnostic agents
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 T50.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the one child codes of T50.8 that describes the diagnosis 'diagnostic agents' in more detail.
- T50.8 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of diagnostic agents NON-BILLABLE
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- T50.8X1 Poisoning by diagnostic agents, accidental (unintentional) NON-BILLABLE
- T50.8X2 Poisoning by diagnostic agents, intentional self-harm NON-BILLABLE
- T50.8X3 Poisoning by diagnostic agents, assault NON-BILLABLE
- T50.8X4 Poisoning by diagnostic agents, undetermined NON-BILLABLE
- T50.8X5 Adverse effect of diagnostic agents NON-BILLABLE
- T50.8X6 Underdosing of diagnostic agents NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code T50 is used to code Drug overdose
The term drug overdose (or simply overdose or OD) describes the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities greater than are recommended or generally practiced. An overdose may result in a toxic state or death.
Specialty: | Toxicology |
MeSH Codes: | D062787, D062787, D062787 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 960, 970, 979 |
Activated carbon is a commonly used agent for decontamination of the gastrointestinal tract in overdoses.