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T46

Non-billable

Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system

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

Coding Guidance

T46 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)

T46.0Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of cardiac-stimulant glycosides and drugs of similar action→T46.1Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of calcium-channel blockers→T46.2Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other antidysrhythmic drugs, not elsewhere classified→T46.3Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of coronary vasodilators→T46.4Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors→T46.5Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other antihypertensive drugs→T46.6Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antihyperlipidemic and antiarteriosclerotic drugs→T46.7Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of peripheral vasodilators→T46.8Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antivaricose drugs, including sclerosing agents→T46.9Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system→