ICD-10-CM Code T65.1
Toxic effect of strychnine and its salts
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 T65.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the one child codes of T65.1 that describes the diagnosis 'toxic effect of strychnine and its salts' in more detail.
- T65.1 Toxic effect of strychnine and its salts NON-BILLABLE
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- T65.1X1 Toxic effect of strychnine and its salts, accidental (unintentional) NON-BILLABLE
- T65.1X2 Toxic effect of strychnine and its salts, intentional self-harm NON-BILLABLE
- T65.1X3 Toxic effect of strychnine and its salts, assault NON-BILLABLE
- T65.1X4 Toxic effect of strychnine and its salts, undetermined NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code T651 is used to code Strychnine poisoning
Strychnine poisoning can be fatal to humans and other animals and can occur by inhalation, swallowing or absorption through eyes or mouth. It produces some of the most dramatic and painful symptoms of any known toxic reaction. For this reason, strychnine poisoning is often portrayed in literature and film.
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
ICD 9 Code: | 989.1 |
Strychnine
Parent Code: T65 - Toxic effect of other and unspecified substances