T36.8X1
Poisoning by other systemic antibiotics, accidental (unintentional)
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 6 never code together
T36code
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 4
T36.8X1code
Inclusion terms
- Poisoning by other systemic antibiotics NOS
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 2 filed at T36
Alongside this code 5 same parent — T36.8X
T36.8X2 Poisoning by oth systemic antibiotics, intentional self-harm category T36.8X3 Poisoning by other systemic antibiotics, assault category T36.8X4 Poisoning by other systemic antibiotics, undetermined category T36.8X5 Adverse effect of other systemic antibiotics category T36.8X6 Underdosing of other systemic antibiotics category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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