T37.2X4
T37.2X4 — Poisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, undetermined
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T37.2X4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, undetermined. 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
Risk adjustment
T37.2X4 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead T37.2X4
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- T37.2X4APoisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, undetermined, initial encounter
- T37.2X4DPoisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, undetermined, subsequent encounter
- T37.2X4SPoisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, undetermined, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T37.2X. If T37.2X4 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- T37.2X1Poisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, accidental (unintentional)
- T37.2X2Poisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, intentional self-harm
- T37.2X3Poisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, assault
- T37.2X5Adverse effect of antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa
- T37.2X6Underdosing of antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa
Questions about T37.2X4
- Is T37.2X4 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T37.2X4 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T37.2X4 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Poisoning by, adverse effects of and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and biological substances (T36-T50).