T37.2
T37.2: Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T37.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T37
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- hydroxyquinoline derivatives (T37.8-)
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T37.2
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Other codes that can never be billed with T37.2
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- T37.8Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other specified systemic anti-infectives and antiparasitics
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead T37.2
1 child code. Green means billable.
Other codes under T37
- T37.0Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of sulfonamides
- T37.1Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antimycobacterial drugs
- T37.3Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other antiprotozoal drugs
- T37.4Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of anthelminthics
- T37.5Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antiviral drugs
- T37.8Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other specified systemic anti-infectives and antiparasitics
- T37.9Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified systemic anti-infective and antiparasitics