ICD-10-CM Code T50.90
Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances
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 T50.90 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of T50.90 that describes the diagnosis 'unsp drugs, medicaments and biological substances' in more detail.
- T50.90 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances 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.
ICD-10-CM Drugs Index References for 'T50.90 - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances'
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