T41.4
T41.4 — Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified anesthetic
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T41.4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified anesthetic. 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
Risk adjustment
T41.4 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 T41.4
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- T41.41Poisoning by unspecified anesthetic, accidental (unintentional)
- T41.42Poisoning by unspecified anesthetic, intentional self-harm
- T41.43Poisoning by unspecified anesthetic, assault
- T41.44Poisoning by unspecified anesthetic, undetermined
- T41.45Adverse effect of unspecified anesthetic
- T41.46Underdosing of unspecified anesthetics
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T41. If T41.4 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- T41.0Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of inhaled anesthetics
- T41.1Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of intravenous anesthetics
- T41.2Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified general anesthetics
- T41.3Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of local anesthetics
- T41.5Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of therapeutic gases
Questions about T41.4
- Is T41.4 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T41.4 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T41.4 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).