T63.89

T63.89: Toxic effect of contact with other venomous animals

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T63.89 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for toxic effect of contact with other venomous animals. 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 inherited from the categories above T63.89

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on T63: Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants

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

Other codes that can never be billed with T63.89

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

W64Exposure to other animate mechanical forces
W64.XXXAExposure to other animate mechanical forces, initial encounter
W64.XXXDExposure to other animate mechanical forces, subsequent encounter
W64.XXXSExposure to other animate mechanical forces, sequela
W56Contact with nonvenomous marine animal

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 T63.89

4 child codes. Green means billable.