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Poisoning, adverse effects and the Table of Drugs
Official text from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The wording is quoted exactly.
Guidelines I.C.19.e
“Codes in categories T36-T65 are combination codes that include the substance that was taken as well as the intent. No additional external cause code is required for poisonings, toxic effects, adverse effects and underdosing codes.”
“Do not code directly from the Table of Drugs and Chemicals. Always refer back to the Tabular List.”
“If the same code would describe the causative agent for more than one adverse reaction, poisoning, toxic effect or underdosing, assign the code only once.”
Where this applies
T36–T65
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