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T40

Non-billable

Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]

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

Coding Guidance

T40 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: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

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

More Specific Codes (10)

T40.0Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of opium→T40.1Poisoning by and adverse effect of heroin→T40.2Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other opioids→T40.3Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of methadone→T40.4Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other synthetic narcotics→T40.5Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of cocaine→T40.6Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified narcotics→T40.7Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of cannabis (derivatives)→T40.8Poisoning by and adverse effect of lysergide [LSD]→T40.9Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]→