T48.294
T48.294 — Poisoning by other drugs acting on muscles, undetermined
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T48.294 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by other drugs acting on muscles, undetermined. 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
T48.294 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 T48.294
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T48.29. If T48.294 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- T48.291Poisoning by other drugs acting on muscles, accidental (unintentional)
- T48.292Poisoning by other drugs acting on muscles, intentional self-harm
- T48.293Poisoning by other drugs acting on muscles, assault
- T48.295Adverse effect of other drugs acting on muscles
- T48.296Underdosing of other drugs acting on muscles
Questions about T48.294
- Is T48.294 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T48.294 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T48.294 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).