ICD-10 diagnosis code

T38.4 Poisoning: Oral contraceptives

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T38.4 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning: Oral contraceptives. 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

What T38.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Multiple- and single-ingredient preparations

T38.4 in national editions

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

GermanyICD-10-GM

T38.4Orale Kontrazeptiva

FranceICD-10-FR

T38.4Contraceptifs oraux

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T38.4orale contraceptiva

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T38.4X1APoisoning by oral contraceptives, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
  • T38.4X1DPoisoning by oral contraceptives, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
  • T38.4X1SPoisoning by oral contraceptives, accidental (unintentional), sequela
  • T38.4X2APoisoning by oral contraceptives, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
  • T38.4X2DPoisoning by oral contraceptives, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
  • T38.4X2SPoisoning by oral contraceptives, intentional self-harm, sequela
  • T38.4X3APoisoning by oral contraceptives, assault, initial encounter
  • T38.4X3DPoisoning by oral contraceptives, 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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