T44.3

T44.3: Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other parasympatholytics [anticholinergics and antimuscarinics] and spasmolytics

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T44.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other parasympatholytics [anticholinergics and antimuscarinics] and spasmolytics. 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 T44

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of papaverine

Other codes that can never be billed with T44.3

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

T46.7Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of peripheral vasodilators

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 T44.3

1 child code. Green means billable.

T44.3XPoisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other parasympatholytics [anticholinergics and antimuscarinics] and spasmolytics