T43.6
Header — not billablePoisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of psychostimulants
The ICD-10 code for poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of psychostimulants is T43.6.
T43.6 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of cocaine (T40.5-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under T43.6
- T43.60Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified psychostimulantnon-billable header
- T43.61Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of caffeinenon-billable header
- T43.62Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of amphetaminesnon-billable header
- T43.63Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of methylphenidatenon-billable header
- T43.64Poisoning by ecstasynon-billable header
- T43.65Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of methamphetaminesnon-billable header
- T43.69Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other psychostimulantsnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- T43.0Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of tricyclic and tetracyclic antidepressantsnon-billable header
- T43.1Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of monoamine-oxidase-inhibitor antidepressantsnon-billable header
- T43.2Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified antidepressantsnon-billable header
- T43.3Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of phenothiazine antipsychotics and neurolepticsnon-billable header
- T43.4Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of butyrophenone and thiothixene neurolepticsnon-billable header
- T43.5Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified antipsychotics and neurolepticsnon-billable header
- T43.8Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other psychotropic drugsnon-billable header
- T43.9Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified psychotropic drugnon-billable header
- T43.6Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of psychostimulantsnon-billable header