Y51 is the ICD-10 code for Drugs primarily affecting the autonomic nervous system. It is a three-character category divided into 10 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
Subcodes of Y51
- Y51.0Anticholinesterase agents
- Y51.1Other parasympathomimetics [cholinergics]
- Y51.2Ganglionic blocking drugs, not elsewhere classified
- Y51.3Other parasympatholytics [anticholinergics and antimuscarinics] and spasmolytics, not elsewhere classified
- Y51.4Predominantly alpha-adrenoreceptor agonists, not elsewhere classified
- Y51.5Predominantly beta-adrenoreceptor agonists, not elsewhere classified
- Y51.6Alpha-adrenoreceptor antagonists, not elsewhere classified
- Y51.7Beta-adrenoreceptor antagonists, not elsewhere classified
- Y51.8Centrally acting and adrenergic-neuron-blocking agents, not elsewhere classified
- Y51.9Other and unspecified drugs primarily affecting the autonomic nervous system
Y51 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Y51Medel som företrädesvis påverkar det autonoma nervsystemet
Y51Médicaments agissant essentiellement sur le système nerveux autonome
Y51geneesmiddelen primair aangrijpend op autonoom zenuwstelsel
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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