T63
Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 3 never code together
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 5
T63code
Includes
- bite or touch of venomous animal
- pricked or stuck by thorn or leaf
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.-
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No alphabetic index entry points at this code.
Subordinate codes 10
T63.0 Toxic effect of snake venom T63.1 Toxic effect of venom of other reptiles T63.2 Toxic effect of venom of scorpion T63.3 Toxic effect of venom of spider T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods T63.5 Toxic effect of contact with venomous fish T63.6 Toxic effect of contact with other venomous marine animals T63.7 Toxic effect of contact with venomous plant T63.8 Toxic effect of contact with other venomous animals T63.9 Toxic effect of contact with unspecified venomous animal
Additional references
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