T44.5X2S

Poisoning by predominantly beta-adrenoreceptor agonists, intentional self-harm, sequela

Billable / specificPOA exempt

T44.5X2S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

adverse effect of correct substance properly administered
poisoning by overdose of substance
poisoning by wrong substance given or taken in error
underdosing by (inadvertently) (deliberately) taking less substance than prescribed or instructed
Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Note: The drug giving rise to the adverse effect should be identified by use of codes from categories T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5.

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of beta-adrenoreceptor agonists used in asthma therapy (T48.6-) (from T44.5)
toxic reaction to local anesthesia in pregnancy (O29.3-) (from T44)

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

birth trauma (P10-P15) (from T44)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from T44)
abuse and dependence of psychoactive substances (F10-F19) (from T44)
abuse of non-dependence-producing substances (F55.-) (from T44)
immunodeficiency due to drugs (D84.821) (from T44)
drug reaction and poisoning affecting newborn (P00-P96) (from T44)
pathological drug intoxication (inebriation) (F10-F19) (from T44)

Sequence the underlying condition first.

, for adverse effects, the nature of the adverse effect, such as: (from T44)
adverse effect NOS (T88.7) (from T44)
aspirin gastritis (K29.-) (from T44)
blood disorders (D56-D76) (from T44)
contact dermatitis (L23-L25) (from T44)
dermatitis due to substances taken internally (L27.-) (from T44)
nephropathy (N14.0-N14.2) (from T44)

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from T44)
code(s) to specify: (from T44)
manifestations of poisoning (from T44)
underdosing or failure in dosage during medical and surgical care (Y63.6, Y63.8-Y63.9) (from T44)
underdosing of medication regimen (Z91.12-, Z91.13-) (from T44)

The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at T44). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

T44.5X2Poisoning by predominantly beta-adrenoreceptor agonists, intentional self-harmNeeds 7th char

T44.5X2APoisoning by predominantly beta-adrenoreceptor agonists, intentional self-harm, initial encounterBillable
T44.5X2DPoisoning by predominantly beta-adrenoreceptor agonists, intentional self-harm, subsequent encounterBillable