T63.5 is the ICD-10 code for Toxic effect: Toxic effect of contact with fish. It is a four-character subcategory of T63 (Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals), 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 T63.5 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- poisoning by ingestion of fish T61.0-T61.2
T63.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T63.5Toksisk virkning av kontakt med fisk
DT635Skadelig virkning forårsaget af kontakt med fisk
T63.5Kalan kosketuksesta aiheutunut myrkkyvaikutus
T63.5Toxische Wirkung durch Kontakt mit Fischen
T63.5Effet toxique d'un contact avec des poissons
T63.5toxisch gevolg van contact met vis
Listed through more specific codes:
- T63.511AToxic effect of contact with stingray, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
- T63.511DToxic effect of contact with stingray, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
- T63.511SToxic effect of contact with stingray, accidental (unintentional), sequela
- T63.512AToxic effect of contact with stingray, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
- T63.512DToxic effect of contact with stingray, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
- T63.512SToxic effect of contact with stingray, intentional self-harm, sequela
- T63.513AToxic effect of contact with stingray, assault, initial encounter
- T63.513DToxic effect of contact with stingray, assault, subsequent encounter
- and 16 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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