Is T48.201 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. T48.201 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does T48.201 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).

T48.201

T48.201 — Poisoning by unspecified drugs acting on muscles, accidental (unintentional)

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T48.201 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by unspecified drugs acting on muscles, 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 unspecified drugs acting on muscles NOS

Risk adjustment

T48.201 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 T48.201

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share T48.20. If T48.201 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about T48.201

Is T48.201 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. T48.201 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T48.201 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).