ICD-10-CM Code T61
Toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as seafood
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 T61 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the five child codes of T61 that describes the diagnosis 'toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as seafood' in more detail.
- T61 Toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as seafood NON-BILLABLE
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- T61.01 Ciguatera fish poisoning, accidental (unintentional) NON-BILLABLE
- T61.02 Ciguatera fish poisoning, intentional self-harm NON-BILLABLE
- T61.03 Ciguatera fish poisoning, assault NON-BILLABLE
- T61.04 Ciguatera fish poisoning, undetermined NON-BILLABLE
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- T61.11 Scombroid fish poisoning, accidental (unintentional) NON-BILLABLE
- T61.12 Scombroid fish poisoning, intentional self-harm NON-BILLABLE
- T61.13 Scombroid fish poisoning, assault NON-BILLABLE
- T61.14 Scombroid fish poisoning, undetermined NON-BILLABLE
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- T61.77 Other fish poisoning NON-BILLABLE
- T61.78 Other shellfish poisoning NON-BILLABLE
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- T61.8X Toxic effect of other seafood NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for T61 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Allergic reaction to food, such as:
- Anaphylactic reaction or shock due to adverse food reaction - instead, use code T78.0-
- Bacterial foodborne intoxications - instead, use code A05.-
- Dermatitis (L23.6, L25.4, L27.2) - instead, use code L23.6
- Gastroenteritis (noninfective) - instead, use code K52.2
- Toxic effect of aflatoxin and other mycotoxins - instead, use Code T64
- Toxic effect of cyanides - instead, use code T65.0-
- Toxic effect of harmful algae bloom - instead, use code T65.82-
- Toxic effect of hydrogen cyanide - instead, use code T57.3-
- Toxic effect of mercury - instead, use code T56.1-
- Toxic effect of red tide - instead, use code T65.82-
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7th Character Extension Notes:
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 appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code T61