Is T49.6X1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. T49.6X1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does T49.6X1 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).

T49.6X1

T49.6X1 — Poisoning by otorhinolaryngological drugs and preparations, accidental (unintentional)

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T49.6X1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by otorhinolaryngological drugs and preparations, 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 T49

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 otorhinolaryngological drugs and preparations NOS

Risk adjustment

T49.6X1 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 T49.6X1

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share T49.6X. If T49.6X1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about T49.6X1

Is T49.6X1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. T49.6X1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T49.6X1 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).