T38.5X6
Underdosing of other estrogens and progestogens
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
T38.5code
Inclusion terms
- Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of estrogens and progestogens mixtures and substitutes
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
Alongside this code 5 same parent — T38.5X
T38.5X1 Poisoning by oth estrogens and progestogens, accidental category T38.5X2 Poisoning by oth estrogens and progestogens, self-harm category T38.5X3 Poisoning by other estrogens and progestogens, assault category T38.5X4 Poisoning by other estrogens and progestogens, undetermined category T38.5X5 Adverse effect of other estrogens and progestogens category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.