icd 10 code for intentional ingestion of barbiturates

by Chesley Veum 5 min read

Adverse effect of barbiturates, initial encounter
T42. 3X5A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

What is the ICD 10 code for barbiturate overdose?

The ICD code T423 is used to code Barbiturate overdose. A barbiturate overdose results when a person takes excessive doses of barbiturates. Symptoms of an overdose typically include sluggishness, incoordination, difficulty in thinking, slowness of speech, faulty judgment, drowsiness, shallow breaths, and staggering.

What is the ICD 10 code for drug poisoning?

Poisoning by other drugs, medicaments and biological substances, intentional self-harm, initial encounter. T50.992A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM T50.992A became effective on October 1, 2018.

What is the ICD 10 code for T50?

T50.992A 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 T50.992A became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T50.992A - other international versions of ICD-10 T50.992A may differ.

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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.

The ICD code T423 is used to code Barbiturate overdose

A barbiturate overdose results when a person takes excessive doses of barbiturates. Symptoms of an overdose typically include sluggishness, incoordination, difficulty in thinking, slowness of speech, faulty judgment, drowsiness, shallow breaths, and staggering. In severe cases, coma and death can result.

ICD-10-CM Drugs Index References for 'T42.3X2 - Poisoning by barbiturates, intentional self-harm'

The ICD-10-CM Drugs Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T42.3X2. Click on any term below to browse the drugs index.

The ICD code T423 is used to code Barbiturate overdose

A barbiturate overdose results when a person takes excessive doses of barbiturates. Symptoms of an overdose typically include sluggishness, incoordination, difficulty in thinking, slowness of speech, faulty judgment, drowsiness, shallow breaths, and staggering. In severe cases, coma and death can result.

Equivalent ICD-9 Codes GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code T42.3X2A and a single ICD9 code, E950.1 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.

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