ICD-10 diagnosis code

T62.8 Toxic effect: Other specified noxious substances eaten as food

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T62.8 is the ICD-10 code for Toxic effect: Other specified noxious substances eaten as food. It is a four-character subcategory of T62 (Toxic effect of other noxious substances eaten as food), 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

T62.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

T62.8Toksisk virkning av annet spesifisert skadelig stoff spist som mat

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT628Forgiftning med anden indtaget specificeret bestanddel i maden

FinlandICD-10-FI

T62.8Muun ruokana syödyn myrkyllisen aineen myrkkyvaikutukset

GermanyICD-10-GM

T62.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete schädliche Substanzen, die mit der Nahrung aufgenommen wurden

FranceICD-10-FR

T62.8Autres substances nocives précisées absorbées par le biais d'aliments

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T62.8toxisch gevolg van overige gespecificeerde schadelijke-stoffen, gebruikt als

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T62.8X1AToxic effect of other specified noxious substances eaten as food, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
  • T62.8X1DToxic effect of other specified noxious substances eaten as food, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
  • T62.8X1SToxic effect of other specified noxious substances eaten as food, accidental (unintentional), sequela
  • T62.8X2AToxic effect of other specified noxious substances eaten as food, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
  • T62.8X2DToxic effect of other specified noxious substances eaten as food, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
  • T62.8X2SToxic effect of other specified noxious substances eaten as food, intentional self-harm, sequela
  • T62.8X3AToxic effect of other specified noxious substances eaten as food, assault, initial encounter
  • T62.8X3DToxic effect of other specified noxious substances eaten as food, 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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