T47.3 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning: Saline and osmotic laxatives. It is a four-character subcategory of T47 (Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system), 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
T47.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T47.3Salinische und osmotische Laxanzien
T47.3Laxatifs salins et osmotiques
T47.3osmotisch werkende laxantia en zoutoplossingen
Listed through more specific codes:
- T47.3X1APoisoning by saline and osmotic laxatives, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
- T47.3X1DPoisoning by saline and osmotic laxatives, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
- T47.3X1SPoisoning by saline and osmotic laxatives, accidental (unintentional), sequela
- T47.3X2APoisoning by saline and osmotic laxatives, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T47.3X2DPoisoning by saline and osmotic laxatives, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T47.3X2SPoisoning by saline and osmotic laxatives, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T47.3X3APoisoning by saline and osmotic laxatives, assault, initial encounter
- T47.3X3DPoisoning by saline and osmotic laxatives, 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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