T38.2 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning: Antithyroid drugs. 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
T38.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T38.2Thyreostatika
T38.2Antithyroïdiens
T38.2thyrostatica
Listed through more specific codes:
- T38.2X1APoisoning by antithyroid drugs, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
- T38.2X1DPoisoning by antithyroid drugs, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
- T38.2X1SPoisoning by antithyroid drugs, accidental (unintentional), sequela
- T38.2X2APoisoning by antithyroid drugs, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T38.2X2DPoisoning by antithyroid drugs, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T38.2X2SPoisoning by antithyroid drugs, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T38.2X3APoisoning by antithyroid drugs, assault, initial encounter
- T38.2X3DPoisoning by antithyroid drugs, 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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