T43.222
Poisoning by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, intentional self-harm
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
T43code
Excludes1
- appetite depressants (T50.5-)T50.5-
- barbiturates (T42.3-)T42.3-
- benzodiazepines (T42.4-)T42.4-
- methaqualone (T42.6-)T42.6-
- psychodysleptics [hallucinogens] (T40.7-T40.9-)T40.7-T40.9
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 3
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 — T43.22
T43.221 Poisoning by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, acc category T43.223 Poisoning by selective serotonin reuptake inhibtr, assault category T43.224 Poisoning by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, undet category T43.225 Adverse effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors category T43.226 Underdosing of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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