T63.08
T63.08 — Toxic effect of venom of other African and Asian snake
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T63.08 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for toxic effect of venom of other african and asian snake. 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
Risk adjustment
T63.08 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 T63.08
4 child codes. Green means billable.
- T63.081Toxic effect of venom of other African and Asian snake, accidental (unintentional)
- T63.082Toxic effect of venom of other African and Asian snake, intentional self-harm
- T63.083Toxic effect of venom of other African and Asian snake, assault
- T63.084Toxic effect of venom of other African and Asian snake, undetermined
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T63.0. If T63.08 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- T63.00Toxic effect of unspecified snake venom
- T63.01Toxic effect of rattlesnake venom
- T63.02Toxic effect of coral snake venom
- T63.03Toxic effect of taipan venom
- T63.04Toxic effect of cobra venom
- T63.06Toxic effect of venom of other North and South American snake
- T63.07Toxic effect of venom of other Australian snake
- T63.09Toxic effect of venom of other snake
Questions about T63.08
- Is T63.08 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T63.08 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T63.08 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65).