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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

T43.69Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other psychostimulants

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

T43.69 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 6 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: Psychostimulants

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 T43.69

T43.69 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other psychostimulants. It belongs to category T43 (poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified), 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 6 subcodes must be used instead.

Within T43.6, choose T43.69 (by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other psychostimulants) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified psychostimulant (T43.60), by, adverse effect of and underdosing of caffeine (T43.61), by, adverse effect of and underdosing of amphetamines (T43.62), by, adverse effect of and underdosing of methylphenidate (T43.63), by ecstasy (T43.64) and by, adverse effect of and underdosing of methamphetamines (T43.65).

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 T43

  • Ainitial encounter
  • Dsubsequent encounter
  • Ssequela

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to T43.69.

› From T43.6 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of psychostimulants
Excludes1
  • poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of cocaine (T40.5-)
› From T43 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of psychotropic drugs, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
  • appetite depressants (T50.5-)
  • barbiturates (T42.3-)
  • benzodiazepines (T42.4-)
  • drug dependence and related mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10.- -F19.-)
  • methaqualone (T42.6-)
  • psychodysleptics [hallucinogens] (T40.7-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.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about T43.69

Is T43.69 billable?

No. T43.69 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.