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Poisoning by cocaine, undetermined, initial encounter. T40.5X4A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM T40.5X4A became effective on October 1, 2018.
F02.80 A man arrested for disorderly conduct is brought to the emergency room. He is a known alcoholic-dependent patient. Alcohol blood level indicates intoxication F10.221 Initial encounter for cardiac arrest due to cocaine dependence I46.8 F14.20 F14.23 Delirium tremors due to withdrawal from cocaine dependence F14.23
F14.21 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM F14.21 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of F14.21 - other international versions of ICD-10 F14.21 may differ. other stimulant-related disorders ( F15.-)
Cocaine dependence is a psychological desire to use cocaine regularly. Cocaine overdose may result in cardiovascular and brain damage, such as: constricting blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes and constricting arteries in the heart; causing heart attacks.
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code F14.2. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
The cardiac arrest codes are found in I46. The options are I46.2, Cardiac arrest due to an underlying cardiac condition, I46.8, Cardiac arrest due to other underlying condition, and I46.9, Cardiac arrest, cause unspecified. I46.2 and I46.8 would be secondary diagnoses because if you establish the underlying cause, ...
If the patient dies during the admission, the cardiac arrest will not serve as a major complication or comorbidity (MCC).
On the other hand, you are doing the workup because it occurred. If a patient has a symptom that elicits a work up, but it has resolved by the time they are brought into the ED, you still can code it, such as with syncope or altered mental status.