T88.7
Non-billableUnspecified adverse effect of drug or medicament
Unspecified adverse effect of drug or medicament
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Drug hypersensitivity NOS
- Drug reaction NOS
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- any encounters with medical care for postprocedural conditions in which no complications are present, such as:
- artificial opening status (Z93.-)
- closure of external stoma (Z43.-)
- fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device (Z44.-)
- burns and corrosions from local applications and irradiation (T20-T32)
- complications of surgical procedures during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- mechanical complication of respirator [ventilator] (J95.850)
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4 or 6)
- postprocedural fever (R50.82)
- specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
- cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0)
- colostomy malfunction (K94.0-)
- disorders of fluid and electrolyte imbalance (E86-E87)
- functional disturbances following cardiac surgery (I97.0-I97.1)
- intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specified body systems (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95.6-, J95.7, K91.6-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)
- ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)
- postgastric surgery syndromes (K91.1)
- postlaminectomy syndrome NEC (M96.1)
- postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome (I97.2)
- postsurgical blind-loop syndrome (K91.2)
- ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)
- complication following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.-)
- complication following procedure NEC (T81.-)
- complications of anesthesia in labor and delivery (O74.-)
- complications of anesthesia in pregnancy (O29.-)
- complications of anesthesia in puerperium (O89.-)
- complications of devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
- complications of obstetric surgery and procedure (O75.4)
- dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments (L23.3, L24.4, L25.1, L27.0-L27.1)
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
- specified complications classified elsewhere
Child Codes (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- ADRC0041755
- ADR - Adverse drug reactionC0041755
- Adverse Drug EventC0041755
- Adverse Drug EventsC0041755
- Adverse Drug ExperienceC0041755
- Adverse Drug ReactionC0041755
- Adverse Drug ReactionsC0041755
- Adverse drug effectC0041755
- Adverse drug reactionC0041755
- Adverse drug reaction NOSC0041755
- Adverse drug responseC0041755
- Adverse reaction caused by drugC0041755
- Adverse reaction caused by drug (disorder)C0041755
- Adverse reaction to drugC0041755
- Adverse reaction to medicationC0041755
- Drug Event, AdverseC0041755
- Drug Events, AdverseC0041755
- Drug Reaction, AdverseC0041755
- Drug ReactionsC0041755
- Drug Reactions, AdverseC0041755
- Drug Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionC0041755
- Drug Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsC0041755
- Drug Side EffectC0041755
- Drug Side EffectsC0041755
- Drug reactionC0041755
- Drug reaction (qualifier value)C0041755
- Drug reaction NOSC0041755
- Drug side effectC0041755
- Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionC0041755
- Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsC0041755
- Drug-induced reactionC0041755
- Drug-induced responseC0041755
- Effects, Drug SideC0041755
- Reactions, Adverse DrugC0041755
- Side Effect, DrugC0041755
- Side Effects of DrugsC0041755
- Side Effects, DrugC0041755
- Toxic drug responseC0041755
- adverse drug effectsC0041755
- adverse drug eventC0041755
- adverse drug eventsC0041755
- adverse drug reactionC0041755
- adverse drug reactionsC0041755
- drug adverse effectC0041755
- drug adverse reactionC0041755
- drug adverse reactionsC0041755
- drug side effectC0041755
- drug side effectsC0041755
- medication adverse effectsC0041755
- medication reactionC0041755
- medication reactionsC0041755
- medication side effectC0041755
- medication side effectsC0041755
- medication side-effectC0041755
- medications reactionC0041755
- medications reactionsC0041755
- medications side effectC0041755
- reaction medicationC0041755
- Allergic drug reactionC0013182
- Allergic reaction caused by drugC0013182
- Allergic reaction caused by drug (disorder)C0013182
- Allergic reaction to drugC0013182
- Allergic reaction to medicationC0013182
- Allergies, DrugC0013182
- Allergy to drugC0013182
- Allergy to drug (finding)C0013182
- Allergy to drugsC0013182
- Allergy, DrugC0013182
- Drug AllergiesC0013182
- Drug AllergyC0013182
- Drug HypersensitivitiesC0013182
- Drug HypersensitivityC0013182
- Drug allergiesC0013182
- Drug allergyC0013182
- Drug hypersensitivityC0013182
- Drug hypersensitivity NOSC0013182
- Hypersensitivities, DrugC0013182
- Hypersensitivity, DrugC0013182
- Medication allergyC0013182
- Medicine allergyC0013182
- allergic drug reactionC0013182
- allergic drug reactionsC0013182
- allergic drugs reactionC0013182
- allergic drugs reactionsC0013182
- allergic reaction drugC0013182
- allergic reaction to drugC0013182
- allergies drugC0013182
- allergies drugsC0013182
- allergies medicationC0013182
- allergies medicationsC0013182
- allergy drugC0013182
- allergy drugsC0013182
- allergy medicationC0013182
- allergy medicationsC0013182
- drug allergic reactionC0013182
- drug allergiesC0013182
- drug allergyC0013182
- drug hypersensitivityC0013182
- drugs allergic reactionC0013182
- drugs hypersensitivityC0013182
- medication allergyC0013182
- Unspecified adverse effect of drug or medicamentC0478506
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code T88.7?
ICD-10-CM code T88.7 represents "Unspecified adverse effect of drug or medicament". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is T88.7 a billable code?
No, T88.7 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under T88.7.
What chapter is T88.7 in?
T88.7 is in Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes S00-T88).
What codes cannot be used with T88.7?
T88.7 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: birth trauma (P10-P15); obstetric trauma (O70-O71); specified adverse effects of drugs and medicaments (A00-R94 and T80-T88.6, T88.8).
What are the subcategories under T88.7?
T88.7 has 3 child codes, including: T88.7XXA (Unsp adverse effect of drug or medicament, init encntr), T88.7XXD (Unsp adverse effect of drug or medicament, subs encntr), T88.7XXS (Unspecified adverse effect of drug or medicament, sequela).
Are additional codes required with T88.7?
Yes, when using T88.7 you should also code: code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-); code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5).
What are the UMLS CUIs for T88.7?
T88.7 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0041755, C0013182, C0478506. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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