T43.2
T43.2 — Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified antidepressants
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T43.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified antidepressants. 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 T43
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
T43.2 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 T43.2
4 child codes. Green means billable.
- T43.20Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified antidepressants
- T43.21Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
- T43.22Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- T43.29Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other antidepressants
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T43. If T43.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- T43.0Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressants
- T43.1Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of monoamine-oxidase-inhibitor antidepressants
- T43.3Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of phenothiazine antipsychotics and neuroleptics
- T43.4Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of butyrophenone and thiothixene neuroleptics
- T43.5Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified antipsychotics and neuroleptics
- T43.6Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of psychostimulants
- T43.8Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other psychotropic drugs
- T43.9Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified psychotropic drug
Questions about T43.2
- Is T43.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T43.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T43.2 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).