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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T38.8 Poisoning: Other and unspecified hormones and their synthetic substitutes

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T38.8 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning: Other and unspecified hormones and their synthetic 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

What T38.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Anterior pituitary [adenohypophyseal] hormones

T38.8 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

T38.8Andra och ospecificerade hormoner och deras syntetiska substitut

GermanyICD-10-GM

T38.8Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Hormone und synthetische Ersatzstoffe

FranceICD-10-FR

T38.8Hormones et leurs substituts synthétiques, autres et sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T38.8overige en niet-gespecificeerde hormonen en hun synthetische substituten

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T38.801APoisoning by unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
  • T38.801DPoisoning by unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
  • T38.801SPoisoning by unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes, accidental (unintentional), sequela
  • T38.802APoisoning by unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
  • T38.802DPoisoning by unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
  • T38.802SPoisoning by unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes, intentional self-harm, sequela
  • T38.803APoisoning by unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes, assault, initial encounter
  • T38.803DPoisoning by unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes, assault, subsequent encounter
  • and 46 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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