T48.20
T48.20: Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified drugs acting on muscles
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T48.20 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified drugs acting on muscles. 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
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 T48.20
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- T48.201Poisoning by unspecified drugs acting on muscles, accidental (unintentional)
- T48.202Poisoning by unspecified drugs acting on muscles, intentional self-harm
- T48.203Poisoning by unspecified drugs acting on muscles, assault
- T48.204Poisoning by unspecified drugs acting on muscles, undetermined
- T48.205Adverse effect of unspecified drugs acting on muscles
- T48.206Underdosing of unspecified drugs acting on muscles