T63

T63: Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T63 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants. 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 T63

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

ingestion of toxic animal or plant (T61.-, T62.-)

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

bite or touch of venomous animal
pricked or stuck by thorn or leaf

Other codes that can never be billed with T63

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

T63.6Toxic effect of contact with other venomous marine animals
W57Bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods
W57.XXXABitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods, initial encounter
W57.XXXDBitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods, subsequent encounter
W57.XXXSBitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods, sequela
W59Contact with other nonvenomous reptiles
W60Contact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves
W60.XXXAContact with nonvenomous plant thorns and spines and sharp leaves, initial encounter

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead T63

10 child codes. Green means billable.