T61.1 is the ICD-10 code for Toxic effect: Scombroid fish poisoning. It is a four-character subcategory of T61 (Toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as seafood), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block T51–T65 (Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source) 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 T61.1 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Histamine-like syndrome
T61.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T61.1Forgiftning med makrellfisk
DT611Makrelforgiftning
T61.1Scombroid-kalamyrkytys
T61.1Scombroid-Fischvergiftung
T61.1Intoxication par poissons scombridés
T61.1vergiftiging door scombroïdvis
Listed through more specific codes:
- T61.11XAScombroid fish poisoning, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
- T61.11XDScombroid fish poisoning, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
- T61.11XSScombroid fish poisoning, accidental (unintentional), sequela
- T61.12XAScombroid fish poisoning, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T61.12XDScombroid fish poisoning, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T61.12XSScombroid fish poisoning, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T61.13XAScombroid fish poisoning, assault, initial encounter
- T61.13XDScombroid fish poisoning, assault, subsequent encounter
- and 4 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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