T38.4X5A
Adverse effect of oral contraceptives, initial encounter
Billable 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 this code
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 1 filed at T38.4X5
The index files this at T38.4X5. The tabular
extends it — laterality, staging, or the 7th character — so these entries
lead to the family rather than to T38.4X5A exactly.
- Adverse effect — see Table of Drugs and Chemicals, categories T36-T50, with 6th character 5
Alongside this code 2 same parent — T38.4X5
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required
Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.