T49.0X5
T49.0X5 — Adverse effect of local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T49.0X5 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for adverse effect of local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory 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 T49
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
T49.0X5 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 T49.0X5
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- T49.0X5AAdverse effect of local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs, initial encounter
- T49.0X5DAdverse effect of local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs, subsequent encounter
- T49.0X5SAdverse effect of local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T49.0X. If T49.0X5 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- T49.0X1Poisoning by local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs, accidental (unintentional)
- T49.0X2Poisoning by local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs, intentional self-harm
- T49.0X3Poisoning by local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs, assault
- T49.0X4Poisoning by local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs, undetermined
- T49.0X6Underdosing of local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs
Questions about T49.0X5
- Is T49.0X5 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T49.0X5 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T49.0X5 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).