ICD-10 diagnosis code

T48.2 Poisoning: Other and unspecified agents primarily acting on muscles

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T48.2 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning: Other and unspecified agents primarily acting on muscles. 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

T48.2 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

GermanyICD-10-GM

T48.2Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete, primär auf die Muskulatur wirkende Mittel

FranceICD-10-FR

T48.2Substances agissant essentiellement sur les muscles, autres et sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T48.2overige en niet-gespecificeerde middelen met primaire werking op spieren

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T48.201APoisoning by unspecified drugs acting on muscles, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
  • T48.201DPoisoning by unspecified drugs acting on muscles, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
  • T48.201SPoisoning by unspecified drugs acting on muscles, accidental (unintentional), sequela
  • T48.202APoisoning by unspecified drugs acting on muscles, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
  • T48.202DPoisoning by unspecified drugs acting on muscles, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
  • T48.202SPoisoning by unspecified drugs acting on muscles, intentional self-harm, sequela
  • T48.203APoisoning by unspecified drugs acting on muscles, assault, initial encounter
  • T48.203DPoisoning by unspecified drugs acting on muscles, 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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