T38.4X2
Poisoning by oral contraceptives, intentional self-harm
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 5 never code together
T38code
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
T38.4code
Inclusion terms
- Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of multiple- and single-ingredient oral contraceptive preparations
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 filed at null
No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Alongside this code 5 same parent — T38.4X
T38.4X1 Poisoning by oral contraceptives, accidental (unintentional) category T38.4X3 Poisoning by oral contraceptives, assault category T38.4X4 Poisoning by oral contraceptives, undetermined category T38.4X5 Adverse effect of oral contraceptives category T38.4X6 Underdosing of oral contraceptives category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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