T61.8X2
Toxic effect of other seafood, intentional self-harm
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 15 never code together
T61code
Excludes1
- allergic reaction to food, such as:
- anaphylactic reaction or shock due to adverse food reaction (T78.0-)T78.0-
- bacterial foodborne intoxications (A05.-)A05.-
- dermatitis (L23.6, L25.4, L27.2)L23.6L25.4L27.2
- food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (K52.21)K52.21
- food protein-induced enteropathy (K52.22)K52.22
- gastroenteritis (noninfective) (K52.29)K52.29
- toxic effect of aflatoxin and other mycotoxins (T64)T64
- toxic effect of cyanides (T65.0-)T65.0-
- toxic effect of harmful algae bloom (T65.82-)T65.82-
- toxic effect of hydrogen cyanide (T57.3-)T57.3-
- toxic effect of mercury (T56.1-)T56.1-
- toxic effect of red tide (T65.82-)T65.82-
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 3 same parent — T61.8X
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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