ICD-10 diagnosis code
T42 Poisoning by antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic and antiparkinsonism drugs
T42 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning by antiepileptic, sedative-hypnotic and antiparkinsonism drugs. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What T42 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- intoxication meaning inebriation F10-F19
Subcodes of T42
- T42.0Poisoning: Hydantoin derivatives
- T42.1Poisoning: Iminostilbenes
- T42.2Poisoning: Succinimides and oxazolidinediones
- T42.3Poisoning: Barbiturates
- T42.4Poisoning: Benzodiazepines
- T42.5Poisoning: Mixed antiepileptics, not elsewhere classified
- T42.6Poisoning: Other antiepileptic and sedative-hypnotic drugs
- T42.7Poisoning: Antiepileptic and sedative-hypnotic drugs, unspecified
- T42.8Poisoning: Antiparkinsonism drugs and other central muscle-tone depressants
T42 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T42Förgiftning med antiepileptika och medel vid parkinsonism samt lugnande medel och sömnmedel
DT42Forgiftninger med epilepsi-, sove- og antiparkinsonmidler
- DT429Forgiftning med epilepsi-, sove- eller antiparkinsonmiddel UNS
T42Vergiftung durch Antiepileptika, Sedativa, Hypnotika und Antiparkinsonmittel
T42Intoxication par anti-épileptiques, sédatifs, hypnotiques et anti-parkinsoniens
T42vergiftiging door anti-epileptica, sedativa, hypnotica en antiparkinsonmiddelen
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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