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T48.6 Poisoning: Antiasthmatics, not elsewhere classified

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T48.6 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning: Antiasthmatics, not elsewhere classified. 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

What T48.6 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Beta-adrenoreceptor agonists used in asthma therapy
  • Salbutamol

What T48.6 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • beta-adrenoreceptor agonists not used in asthma therapy T44.5
  • anterior pituitary [adenohypophyseal] hormones T38.8

T48.6 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

T48.6Antiastmatika som ej klassificeras på annan plats

GermanyICD-10-GM

T48.6Antiasthmatika, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

T48.6Antiasthmatiques, non classés ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T48.6antiastmatica, niet elders geclassificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T48.6X1APoisoning by antiasthmatics, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
  • T48.6X1DPoisoning by antiasthmatics, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
  • T48.6X1SPoisoning by antiasthmatics, accidental (unintentional), sequela
  • T48.6X2APoisoning by antiasthmatics, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
  • T48.6X2DPoisoning by antiasthmatics, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
  • T48.6X2SPoisoning by antiasthmatics, intentional self-harm, sequela
  • T48.6X3APoisoning by antiasthmatics, assault, initial encounter
  • T48.6X3DPoisoning by antiasthmatics, 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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