T50.8 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning: Diagnostic agents. It is a four-character subcategory of T50 (Poisoning by diuretics and other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances), 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
T50.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T50.8Diagnostiska medel
T50.8Forgiftning med diagnostisk middel
T50.8Diagnostika
T50.8Agents de diagnostic
T50.8diagnostica
Listed through more specific codes:
- T50.8X1APoisoning by diagnostic agents, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
- T50.8X1DPoisoning by diagnostic agents, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
- T50.8X1SPoisoning by diagnostic agents, accidental (unintentional), sequela
- T50.8X2APoisoning by diagnostic agents, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T50.8X2DPoisoning by diagnostic agents, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T50.8X2SPoisoning by diagnostic agents, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T50.8X3APoisoning by diagnostic agents, assault, initial encounter
- T50.8X3DPoisoning by diagnostic 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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