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T48.5X6
Non-billable

Underdosing of other anti-common-cold drugs

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

T48.5X6 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Inclusion Terms

1 item

From T48.5:

  • Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of decongestants

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

Excludes2

3 items

From T48.5:

  • poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antipyretics, NEC (T39.9-)
  • poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (T39.3-)
  • poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of salicylates (T39.0-)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

7th Character Notes

4 items

From T48:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T48
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela
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