Is T50.991 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. T50.991 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does T50.991 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).

T50.991

T50.991 — Poisoning by other drugs, medicaments and biological substances, accidental (unintentional)

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T50.991 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for poisoning by other drugs, medicaments and biological substances, 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

Risk adjustment

T50.991 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 T50.991

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share T50.99. If T50.991 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about T50.991

Is T50.991 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. T50.991 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T50.991 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).