T50.2X1 — Poisoning by carbonic-anhydrase inhibitors, benzothiadiazides and other diuretics, accidental (unintentional)
T50.2X1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by carbonic-anhydrase inhibitors, benzothiadiazides and other diuretics, 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 T50
- 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 carbonic-anhydrase inhibitors, benzothiadiazides and other diuretics NOS
Risk adjustment
T50.2X1 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 T50.2X1
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- T50.2X1APoisoning by carbonic-anhydrase inhibitors, benzothiadiazides and other diuretics, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
- T50.2X1DPoisoning by carbonic-anhydrase inhibitors, benzothiadiazides and other diuretics, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
- T50.2X1SPoisoning by carbonic-anhydrase inhibitors, benzothiadiazides and other diuretics, accidental (unintentional), sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T50.2X. If T50.2X1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- T50.2X2Poisoning by carbonic-anhydrase inhibitors, benzothiadiazides and other diuretics, intentional self-harm
- T50.2X3Poisoning by carbonic-anhydrase inhibitors, benzothiadiazides and other diuretics, assault
- T50.2X4Poisoning by carbonic-anhydrase inhibitors, benzothiadiazides and other diuretics, undetermined
- T50.2X5Adverse effect of carbonic-anhydrase inhibitors, benzothiadiazides and other diuretics
- T50.2X6Underdosing of carbonic-anhydrase inhibitors, benzothiadiazides and other diuretics
Questions about T50.2X1
- Is T50.2X1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T50.2X1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T50.2X1 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).