T43.96
Underdosing of unspecified psychotropic drug
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 5 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
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 2
Alongside this code 5 same parent — T43.9
T43.91 Poisoning by unsp psychotropic drug, accidental category T43.92 Poisoning by unsp psychotropic drug, intentional self-harm category T43.93 Poisoning by unspecified psychotropic drug, assault category T43.94 Poisoning by unspecified psychotropic drug, undetermined category T43.95 Adverse effect of unspecified psychotropic drug category
Additional references
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