Not Valid for Submission
T50.994 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of poisoning by other drugs, medicaments and biological substances, undetermined. The code is NOT valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code T50.994 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like acitretin overdose, acitretin overdose of undetermined intent, etretinate overdose of undetermined intent, immunostimulant overdose, immunostimulant overdose of undetermined intent, immunostimulant poisoning, etc
| ICD-10: | T50.994 |
| Short Description: | Poisoning by oth drug/meds/biol subst, undetermined |
| Long Description: | Poisoning by other drugs, medicaments and biological substances, undetermined |
Consider the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity:
- T50.994A - Poisoning by other drugs, medicaments and biological substances, undetermined, initial encounter
- T50.994D - Poisoning by other drugs, medicaments and biological substances, undetermined, subsequent encounter
- T50.994S - Poisoning by other drugs, medicaments and biological substances, undetermined, sequela
Replaced Code
This code was replaced in the 2020 ICD-10 code set with the code(s) listed below. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2019. This code was replaced for the FY 2020 (October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2020).
- K59.03 - Drug induced constipation
Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Acitretin overdose
- Acitretin overdose of undetermined intent
- Etretinate overdose of undetermined intent
- Immunostimulant overdose
- Immunostimulant overdose of undetermined intent
- Immunostimulant poisoning
- Immunostimulant poisoning of undetermined intent
- Isotretinoin overdose
- Isotretinoin overdose of undetermined intent
- MPTP-induced parkinsonism
- Parathyroid hormone poisoning of undetermined intent
- Phosphodiesterase inhibitor overdose of undetermined intent
- Phosphodiesterase inhibitor poisoning
- Phosphodiesterase inhibitor poisoning of undetermined intent
- Poisoning by parathyroid hormone AND/OR parathyroid derivative
Code Classification
Code History
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
(First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set) - FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020