T38.1 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning: Thyroid hormones and substitutes. It is a four-character subcategory of T38 (Poisoning by hormones and their synthetic substitutes and antagonists, not elsewhere classified), 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
T38.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T38.1Schilddrüsenhormone und Ersatzstoffe
T38.1Hormones thyroïdiennes et leurs dérivés
T38.1schildklierhormonen en substituten
Listed through more specific codes:
- T38.1X1APoisoning by thyroid hormones and substitutes, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
- T38.1X1DPoisoning by thyroid hormones and substitutes, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
- T38.1X1SPoisoning by thyroid hormones and substitutes, accidental (unintentional), sequela
- T38.1X2APoisoning by thyroid hormones and substitutes, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T38.1X2DPoisoning by thyroid hormones and substitutes, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T38.1X2SPoisoning by thyroid hormones and substitutes, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T38.1X3APoisoning by thyroid hormones and substitutes, assault, initial encounter
- T38.1X3DPoisoning by thyroid hormones and substitutes, 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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