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T49

Non-billable

Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of topical agents primarily affecting skin and mucous membrane and by ophthalmological, otorhinorlaryngological and dental drugs

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

Coding Guidance

T49 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)

T49.0Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugs→T49.1Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antipruritics→T49.2Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of local astringents and local detergents→T49.3Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of emollients, demulcents and protectants→T49.4Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of keratolytics, keratoplastics, and other hair treatment drugs and preparations→T49.5Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of ophthalmological drugs and preparations→T49.6Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of otorhinolaryngological drugs and preparations→T49.7Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of dental drugs, topically applied→T49.8Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other topical agents→T49.9Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified topical agent→