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T41

T41Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of anesthetics and therapeutic gases

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T41 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of anesthetics and therapeutic gases. 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 T41

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.

  • benzodiazepines (T42.4-)
  • cocaine (T40.5-)
  • complications of anesthesia during pregnancy (O29.-)
  • complications of anesthesia during labor and delivery (O74.-)
  • complications of anesthesia during the puerperium (O89.-)
  • opioids (T40.0-T40.2-)

Other codes that can never be billed with T41

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at T41. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading T41 alone.

  • T41.0Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of inhaled anesthetics
  • T42.3Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of barbiturates

Risk adjustment

T41 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 T41

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about T41

Is T41 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. T41 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T41 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).
What cannot be coded together with T41?
T41 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.