ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
T40.9Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]
T40.9 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: And unsp psychodysleptics
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About T40.9
T40.9 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]. It belongs to category T40 (poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of narcotics and psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]), block T36-T50 (poisoning by, adverse effects of and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and biological substances) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.
Within T40, choose T40.9 (by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: by, adverse effect of and underdosing of opium (T40.0), by and adverse effect of heroin (T40.1), by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other opioids (T40.2), by, adverse effect of and underdosing of methadone (T40.3), by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other synthetic narcotics (T40.4), by, adverse effect of and underdosing of cocaine (T40.5), by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other and unspecified narcotics (T40.6), by, adverse effect of and underdosing of cannabis (derivatives) (T40.7) and 1 more.
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T40
- T40.90Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]
- T40.901Poisoning by unspecified psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], accidental (unintentional)
- T40.902Poisoning by unspecified psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], intentional self-harm
- T40.903Poisoning by unspecified psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], assault
- T40.904Poisoning by unspecified psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], undetermined
- T40.905Adverse effect of unspecified psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]
- T40.906Underdosing of unspecified psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]
- T40.99Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]
- T40.991Poisoning by other psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], accidental (unintentional)
- T40.992Poisoning by other psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], intentional self-harm
- T40.993Poisoning by other psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], assault
- T40.994Poisoning by other psychodysleptics [hallucinogens], undetermined
- T40.995Adverse effect of other psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]
- T40.996Underdosing of other psychodysleptics [hallucinogens]
- Ainitial encounter
- Dsubsequent encounter
- Ssequela
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to T40.9.
Broader instructions also apply from T36-T50 Poisoning by, adverse effects of and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and biological substances and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Codes whose notes reference T40.9
- T43Excludes2
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about T40.9
Is T40.9 billable?
- No. T40.9 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.