T48.1
Header — not billablePoisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents]
The ICD-10 code for poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents] is T48.1.
T48.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 1 more specific codes below.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T48.0Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of oxytocic drugsnon-billable header
- T48.2Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified drugs acting on musclesnon-billable header
- T48.3Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antitussivesnon-billable header
- T48.4Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of expectorantsnon-billable header
- T48.5Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other anti-common-cold drugsnon-billable header
- T48.6Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antiasthmatics, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- T48.9Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified agents primarily acting on the respiratory systemnon-billable header
- T48.1Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of skeletal muscle relaxants [neuromuscular blocking agents]non-billable header