ICD-10 diagnosis code
T48 Poisoning by agents primarily acting on smooth and skeletal muscles and the respiratory system
T48 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning by agents primarily acting on smooth and skeletal muscles and the respiratory system. It is a three-character category divided into 8 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
Subcodes of T48
- T48.0Poisoning: Oxytocic drugs
- T48.1Poisoning: Skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents]
- T48.2Poisoning: Other and unspecified agents primarily acting on muscles
- T48.3Poisoning: Antitussives
- T48.4Poisoning: Expectorants
- T48.5Poisoning: Anti-common-cold drugs
- T48.6Poisoning: Antiasthmatics, not elsewhere classified
- T48.7Poisoning: Other and unspecified agents primarily acting on the respiratory system
T48 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DT48Forgiftning med lægemidler med virkning primært på glat muskulatur, bevægeapparat og åndedrætsorganer
- DT489Forgiftning med lægemiddel UNS med virkning primært på glat muskulatur, bevægeapparat eller åndedrætsorganer
T48Vergiftung durch primär auf die glatte Muskulatur, die Skelettmuskulatur und das Atmungssystem wirkende Mittel
T48Intoxication par substances agissant essentiellement sur les muscles lisses et striés et l'appareil
T48vergiftiging door middelen met primaire werking op gladde spieren en
Listed through more specific codes:
- T48.901APoisoning by unspecified agents primarily acting on the respiratory system, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
- T48.901DPoisoning by unspecified agents primarily acting on the respiratory system, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
- T48.901SPoisoning by unspecified agents primarily acting on the respiratory system, accidental (unintentional), sequela
- T48.902APoisoning by unspecified agents primarily acting on the respiratory system, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T48.902DPoisoning by unspecified agents primarily acting on the respiratory system, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T48.902SPoisoning by unspecified agents primarily acting on the respiratory system, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T48.903APoisoning by unspecified agents primarily acting on the respiratory system, assault, initial encounter
- T48.903DPoisoning by unspecified agents primarily acting on the respiratory system, assault, subsequent encounter
- and 28 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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