T36.6 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning: Rifamycins. It is a four-character subcategory of T36 (Poisoning by systemic antibiotics), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
T36.6 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T36.6Rifampicin
T36.6Rifamycine
T36.6Rifamycines
T36.6rifamycinen
Listed through more specific codes:
- T36.6X1APoisoning by rifampicins, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
- T36.6X1DPoisoning by rifampicins, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
- T36.6X1SPoisoning by rifampicins, accidental (unintentional), sequela
- T36.6X2APoisoning by rifampicins, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T36.6X2DPoisoning by rifampicins, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T36.6X2SPoisoning by rifampicins, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T36.6X3APoisoning by rifampicins, assault, initial encounter
- T36.6X3DPoisoning by rifampicins, 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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