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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T48.1 Poisoning: Skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents]

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T48.1 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning: Skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents]. It is a four-character subcategory of T48 (Poisoning by agents primarily acting on smooth and skeletal muscles and the respiratory 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

T48.1 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

T48.1Muskelavslappnande läkemedel

GermanyICD-10-GM

T48.1Muskelrelaxanzien [neuromuskuläre Blocker]

FranceICD-10-FR

T48.1Myorelaxants (muscles striés) [bloquants neuromusculaires]

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T48.1skeletspierrelaxantia [stoffen die neuromusculaire overgang blokkeren]

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T48.1X1APoisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
  • T48.1X1DPoisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
  • T48.1X1SPoisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], accidental (unintentional), sequela
  • T48.1X2APoisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], intentional self-harm, initial encounter
  • T48.1X2DPoisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
  • T48.1X2SPoisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], intentional self-harm, sequela
  • T48.1X3APoisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], assault, initial encounter
  • T48.1X3DPoisoning by skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents], 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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