ICD-10 diagnosis code

T62.9 Toxic effect: Noxious substance eaten as food, unspecified

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T62.9 is the ICD-10 code for Toxic effect: Noxious substance eaten as food, unspecified. 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

T62.9 in national editions

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

NorwayICD-10-NO

T62.9Toksisk virkning av uspesifisert skadelig stoff spist som mat

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT629Madforgiftning UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

T62.9Määrittämättömän ruokana syödyn myrkyllisen aineen myrkkyvaikutus

GermanyICD-10-GM

T62.9Schädliche Substanz, die mit der Nahrung aufgenommen wurde, nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

T62.9Substance nocive absorbée par le biais d'aliment, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T62.9toxisch gevolg van schadelijke stof, gebruikt als voedsel, niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T62.91XAToxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
  • T62.91XDToxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
  • T62.91XSToxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, accidental (unintentional), sequela
  • T62.92XAToxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
  • T62.92XDToxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
  • T62.92XSToxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, intentional self-harm, sequela
  • T62.93XAToxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, assault, initial encounter
  • T62.93XDToxic effect of unspecified noxious substance 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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