Y43 is the ICD-10 code for Primarily systemic agents. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block Y40–Y59 (Drugs, medicaments and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use) in Chapter XX, External causes of morbidity and mortality.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XX · V01–Y98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Y43 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- vitamins NEC Y57.7
Subcodes of Y43
- Y43.0Antiallergic and antiemetic drugs
- Y43.1Antineoplastic antimetabolites
- Y43.2Antineoplastic natural products
- Y43.3Other antineoplastic drugs
- Y43.4Immunosuppressive agents
- Y43.5Acidifying and alkalizing agents
- Y43.6Enzymes, not elsewhere classified
- Y43.8Other primarily systemic agents, not elsewhere classified
- Y43.9Primarily systemic agent, unspecified
Y43 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Y43Substances d'action pharmacologique essentiellement systémique
Y43primair systemische middelen
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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