ICD-10 diagnosis code
Y51.8 Centrally acting and adrenergic-neuron-blocking agents, not elsewhere classified
Y51.8 is the ICD-10 code for Centrally acting and adrenergic-neuron-blocking agents, not elsewhere classified. It is a four-character subcategory of Y51 (Drugs primarily affecting the autonomic nervous system), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XX · V01–Y98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Y51.8 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Y51.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Y51.8Centralt verkande och adrenerga neuronblockerande medel som ej klassificeras på annan plats
Y51.8Agents bloquants neuronaux adrénergiques et d'action centrale, non classés
Y51.8centraal werkende en adrenerge neuronblokkerende middelen, niet elders
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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