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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T38.3 Poisoning: Insulin and oral hypoglycaemic [antidiabetic] drugs

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T38.3 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning: Insulin and oral hypoglycaemic [antidiabetic] 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

T38.3 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

T38.3Insulin och perorala hypoglykemiska [antidiabetiska] läkemedel

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT383Forgiftning med insulin eller andet antidiabetika

  • DT383AInsulinshock
GermanyICD-10-GM

T38.3Insulin und orale blutzuckersenkende Arzneimittel [Antidiabetika]

FranceICD-10-FR

T38.3Insuline et hypoglycémiants oraux [antidiabétiques]

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T38.3insuline en orale bloedsuikerverlagende-geneesmiddelen [antidiabetische]

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T38.3X1APoisoning by insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] drugs, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
  • T38.3X1DPoisoning by insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] drugs, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
  • T38.3X1SPoisoning by insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] drugs, accidental (unintentional), sequela
  • T38.3X2APoisoning by insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] drugs, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
  • T38.3X2DPoisoning by insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] drugs, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
  • T38.3X2SPoisoning by insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] drugs, intentional self-harm, sequela
  • T38.3X3APoisoning by insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] drugs, assault, initial encounter
  • T38.3X3DPoisoning by insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] 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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