T48.4 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning: Expectorants. 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
T48.4 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T48.4Expektorantia
T48.4Expektoranzien
T48.4Expectorants
T48.4expectorantia
Listed through more specific codes:
- T48.4X1APoisoning by expectorants, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
- T48.4X1DPoisoning by expectorants, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
- T48.4X1SPoisoning by expectorants, accidental (unintentional), sequela
- T48.4X2APoisoning by expectorants, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T48.4X2DPoisoning by expectorants, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T48.4X2SPoisoning by expectorants, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T48.4X3APoisoning by expectorants, assault, initial encounter
- T48.4X3DPoisoning by expectorants, 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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