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T36 Non-Billable Code

Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of systemic antibiotics

Chapter Classification

Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section Detail

T36-T50 Poisoning by, adverse effects of and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and biological substances (T36-T50)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

excludes1
  • antineoplastic antibiotics (T45.1-)
  • locally applied antibiotic NEC (T49.0)
  • topically used antibiotic for ear, nose and throat (T49.6)
  • topically used antibiotic for eye (T49.5)
sevenChrDef
  • {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
  • {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
  • {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T36

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • T36.0 - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of penicillins
  • T36.1 - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of cephalosporins and other beta-lactam antibiotics
  • T36.2 - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of chloramphenicol group
  • T36.3 - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of macrolides
  • T36.4 - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of tetracyclines
  • T36.5 - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of aminoglycosides
  • T36.6 - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of rifampicins
  • T36.7 - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antifungal antibiotics, systemically used
  • T36.8 - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other systemic antibiotics
  • T36.9 - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified systemic antibiotic
  • T36.A - Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of fluoroquinolone antibiotics

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