ICD-10-CM Code T63.46
Toxic effect of venom of wasps
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 T63.46 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of T63.46 that describes the diagnosis 'toxic effect of venom of wasps' in more detail.
- T63.46 Toxic effect of venom of wasps NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code T634 is used to code Tick paralysis
Tick paralysis is the only tick-borne disease that is not caused by an infectious organism. The illness is caused by a neurotoxin produced in the tick's salivary gland. After prolonged attachment, the engorged tick transmits the toxin to its host. The incidence of tick paralysis is unknown. Patients can experience severe respiratory distress (similar to anaphylaxis).
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
| MeSH Code: | D013985 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 989.5 |
Coding Notes for T63.46 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. - Toxic effect of yellow jacket
ICD-10-CM Drugs Index References for 'T63.46 - Toxic effect of venom of wasps'
The ICD-10-CM Drugs Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T63.46. Click on any term below to browse the drugs index.
Parent Code: T63.4 - Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods