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T48.0

T48.0: Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of oxytocic drugs

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T48.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of oxytocic drugs. 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 T48

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.

  • poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of estrogens, progestogens and antagonists (T38.4-T38.6)

Other codes that can never be billed with T48.0

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

  • T38Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of hormones and their synthetic substitutes and antagonists, not elsewhere classified
  • T44.6Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of alpha-adrenoreceptor antagonists

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 T48.0

1 child code. Green means billable.

Other codes under T48

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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