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T47

Non-billable

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

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

Coding Guidance

T47 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)

T47.0Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of histamine H2-receptor blockers→T47.1Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other antacids and anti-gastric-secretion drugs→T47.2Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of stimulant laxatives→T47.3Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of saline and osmotic laxatives→T47.4Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other laxatives→T47.5Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of digestants→T47.6Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antidiarrheal drugs→T47.7Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of emetics→T47.8Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other agents primarily affecting gastrointestinal system→T47.9Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system→