T36 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning by systemic antibiotics. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block T36–T50 (Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What T36 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of T36
- T36.0Poisoning: Penicillins
- T36.1Poisoning: Cefalosporins and other beta-lactam antibiotics
- T36.2Poisoning: Chloramphenicol group
- T36.3Poisoning: Macrolides
- T36.4Poisoning: Tetracyclines
- T36.5Poisoning: Aminoglycosides
- T36.6Poisoning: Rifamycins
- T36.7Poisoning: Antifungal antibiotics, systemically used
- T36.8Poisoning: Other systemic antibiotics
- T36.9Poisoning: Systemic antibiotic, unspecified
T36 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DT36Forgiftning med antibiotika til systemisk brug
T36Vergiftung durch systemisch wirkende Antibiotika
T36Intoxication par antibiotiques systémiques
T36vergiftiging door systemische antibiotica
Listed through more specific codes:
- T36.AX1APoisoning by fluoroquinolone antibiotics, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
- T36.AX1DPoisoning by fluoroquinolone antibiotics, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
- T36.AX1SPoisoning by fluoroquinolone antibiotics, accidental (unintentional), sequela
- T36.AX2APoisoning by fluoroquinolone antibiotics, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T36.AX2DPoisoning by fluoroquinolone antibiotics, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T36.AX2SPoisoning by fluoroquinolone antibiotics, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T36.AX3APoisoning by fluoroquinolone antibiotics, assault, initial encounter
- T36.AX3DPoisoning by fluoroquinolone antibiotics, assault, subsequent encounter
- and 10 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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