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T47.6 Poisoning: Antidiarrhoeal drugs

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T47.6 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning: Antidiarrhoeal drugs. 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

What T47.6 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • systemic antibiotics and other anti-infectives T36-T37

T47.6 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

T47.6Läkemedel mot diarréer

GermanyICD-10-GM

T47.6Antidiarrhoika

FranceICD-10-FR

T47.6Antidiarrhéiques

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T47.6antidiarrhoica

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T47.6X1APoisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
  • T47.6X1DPoisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
  • T47.6X1SPoisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, accidental (unintentional), sequela
  • T47.6X2APoisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
  • T47.6X2DPoisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
  • T47.6X2SPoisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, intentional self-harm, sequela
  • T47.6X3APoisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, assault, initial encounter
  • T47.6X3DPoisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, 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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