ICD-10 diagnosis code
T46 Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system
T46 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system. It is a three-character category divided into 10 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 T46 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- metaraminol T44.4
Subcodes of T46
- T46.0Poisoning: Cardiac-stimulant glycosides and drugs of similar action
- T46.1Poisoning: Calcium-channel blockers
- T46.2Poisoning: Other antidysrhythmic drugs, not elsewhere classified
- T46.3Poisoning: Coronary vasodilators, not elsewhere classified
- T46.4Poisoning: Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors
- T46.5Poisoning: Other antihypertensive drugs, not elsewhere classified
- T46.6Poisoning: Antihyperlipidaemic and antiarteriosclerotic drugs
- T46.7Poisoning: Peripheral vasodilators
- T46.8Poisoning: Antivaricose drugs, including sclerosing agents
- T46.9Poisoning: Other and unspecified agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system
T46 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T46Förgiftning med läkemedel som företrädesvis påverkar hjärt-kärlsystemet
DT46Forgiftning med lægemidler med virkning primært på hjerte og kredsløb
T46Vergiftung durch primär auf das Herz-Kreislaufsystem wirkende Mittel
T46Intoxication par substances agissant essentiellement sur le système cardio-vasculaire
T46vergiftiging door middelen primair aangrijpend op hart en vaatstelsel
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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