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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T50.9 Poisoning: Other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances

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T50.9 is the ICD-10 code for Poisoning: Other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances. 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

What T50.9 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Acidifying agents
  • Alkalizing agents
  • Immunoglobulin
  • Immunologicals
  • Lipotropic drugs
  • Parathyroid hormones and derivatives

T50.9 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

T50.9Andra och ospecificerade droger, läkemedel och biologiska substanser

NorwayICD-10-NO

T50.9Forgiftning med annet eller uspesifisert legemiddel eller biologiske substans

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT509Forgiftning med lægemiddel eller biologisk stof UNS

  • DT509AForgiftning med lægemiddel UNS
  • DT509BForgiftning med biologisk stof UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

T50.9Muun tai määrittämättömän lääkkeen, lääkeaineen tai biologisen aineen myrkkyvaikutukset

GermanyICD-10-GM

T50.9Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Arzneimittel, Drogen und biologisch aktive Substanzen

FranceICD-10-FR

T50.9Médicaments et substances biologiques, autres et sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T50.9overige en niet-gespecificeerde geneesmiddelen en biologische-stoffen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T50.901APoisoning by unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
  • T50.901DPoisoning by unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
  • T50.901SPoisoning by unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, accidental (unintentional), sequela
  • T50.902APoisoning by unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
  • T50.902DPoisoning by unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
  • T50.902SPoisoning by unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, intentional self-harm, sequela
  • T50.903APoisoning by unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, assault, initial encounter
  • T50.903DPoisoning by unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, assault, subsequent encounter
  • and 46 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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