T49.3X
T49.3X — Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of emollients, demulcents and protectants
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T49.3X is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of emollients, demulcents and protectants. 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
T49.3X 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 T49.3X
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- T49.3X1Poisoning by emollients, demulcents and protectants, accidental (unintentional)
- T49.3X2Poisoning by emollients, demulcents and protectants, intentional self-harm
- T49.3X3Poisoning by emollients, demulcents and protectants, assault
- T49.3X4Poisoning by emollients, demulcents and protectants, undetermined
- T49.3X5Adverse effect of emollients, demulcents and protectants
- T49.3X6Underdosing of emollients, demulcents and protectants
Questions about T49.3X
- Is T49.3X a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T49.3X is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T49.3X 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).