T75.4XXA
T75.4XXA: Electrocution, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
T75.4XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for electrocution, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check T75.4XXA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T75
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Shock from electric current
- Shock from electroshock gun (taser)
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T75.4XXA
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T75.4XXA
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
T75.4XXA is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
- A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
- A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.