T38.0
T38.0: Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of glucocorticoids and synthetic analogues
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T38.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of glucocorticoids and synthetic analogues. 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 T38
- 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.
- glucocorticoids, topically used (T49.-)
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T38.0
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Other codes that can never be billed with T38.0
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- T39.4Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antirheumatics, not elsewhere classified
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 T38.0
1 child code. Green means billable.
Other codes under T38
- T38.1Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of thyroid hormones and substitutes
- T38.2Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antithyroid drugs
- T38.3Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] drugs
- T38.4Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of oral contraceptives
- T38.5Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other estrogens and progestogens
- T38.6Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antigonadotrophins, antiestrogens, antiandrogens, not elsewhere classified
- T38.7Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of androgens and anabolic congeners
- T38.8Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes
- T38.9Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified hormone antagonists