T48.1X1 — Poisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], accidental (unintentional)
T48.1X1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], accidental (unintentional). 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
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Poisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents] NOS
Risk adjustment
T48.1X1 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 T48.1X1
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- T48.1X1APoisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
- T48.1X1DPoisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
- T48.1X1SPoisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], accidental (unintentional), sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T48.1X. If T48.1X1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- T48.1X2Poisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], intentional self-harm
- T48.1X3Poisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], assault
- T48.1X4Poisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], undetermined
- T48.1X5Adverse effect of skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents]
- T48.1X6Underdosing of skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents]
Questions about T48.1X1
- Is T48.1X1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T48.1X1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T48.1X1 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).