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T63.6 Toxic effect: Toxic effect of contact with other marine animals

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T63.6 is the ICD-10 code for Toxic effect: Toxic effect of contact with other marine animals. 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 T63.6 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Jellyfish
  • Sea anemone
  • Shellfish
  • Starfish

What T63.6 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • poisoning by ingestion of shellfish T61.2
  • sea-snake venom T63.0

T63.6 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

T63.6Toxisk effekt av kontakt med andra marina djur

NorwayICD-10-NO

T63.6Toksisk virkning av kontakt med annet sjødyr

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT636Skadelig virkning forårsaget af kontakt med andet havdyr

  • DT636ASkadelig virkning forårsaget af kontakt med brandmand
  • DT636BSkadelig virkning forårsaget af kontakt med havdyr UNS
  • DT636CSkadelig virkning forårsaget af kontakt med musling
  • DT636DSkadelig virkning forårsaget af kontakt med gople
FinlandICD-10-FI

T63.6Muun merieläimen kosketuksesta aiheutunut myrkkyvaikutus

GermanyICD-10-GM

T63.6Toxische Wirkung durch Kontakt mit sonstigen Meerestieren

FranceICD-10-FR

T63.6Effet toxique d'un contact avec d'autres animaux marins

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T63.6toxisch gevolg van contact met andere zeedieren

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T63.611AToxic effect of contact with Portuguese Man-o-war, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
  • T63.611DToxic effect of contact with Portuguese Man-o-war, accidental (unintentional), subsequent encounter
  • T63.611SToxic effect of contact with Portuguese Man-o-war, accidental (unintentional), sequela
  • T63.612AToxic effect of contact with Portuguese Man-o-war, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
  • T63.612DToxic effect of contact with Portuguese Man-o-war, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounter
  • T63.612SToxic effect of contact with Portuguese Man-o-war, intentional self-harm, sequela
  • T63.613AToxic effect of contact with Portuguese Man-o-war, assault, initial encounter
  • T63.613DToxic effect of contact with Portuguese Man-o-war, assault, subsequent encounter
  • and 40 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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