T49.8
T49.8 — Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other topical agents
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T49.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other topical agents. 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, adverse effect of and underdosing of spermicides
Risk adjustment
T49.8 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 T49.8
1 child code. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T49. If T49.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- T49.0Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs
- T49.1Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antipruritics
- T49.2Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of local astringents and local detergents
- T49.3Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of emollients, demulcents and protectants
- T49.4Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of keratolytics, keratoplastics, and other hair treatment drugs and preparations
- T49.5Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of ophthalmological drugs and preparations
- T49.6Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of otorhinolaryngological drugs and preparations
- T49.7Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of dental drugs, topically applied
- T49.9Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified topical agent
Questions about T49.8
- Is T49.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T49.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T49.8 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).