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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

T46.6X5Adverse effect of antihyperlipidemic and antiarteriosclerotic drugs

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

T46.6X5 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: Adverse effect of antihyperlipidemic and antiarterio drugs

Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS, effective October 1, 2026. Updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About T46.6X5

T46.6X5 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for adverse effect of antihyperlipidemic and antiarteriosclerotic drugs. It belongs to category T46 (poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system), 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within T46.6X (poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antihyperlipidemic and antiarteriosclerotic drugs), T46.6X5 is specifically for adverse effect of antihyperlipidemic and antiarteriosclerotic drugs. Related codes cover poisoning by antihyperlipidemic and antiarteriosclerotic drugs, accidental (unintentional) (T46.6X1), poisoning by antihyperlipidemic and antiarteriosclerotic drugs, intentional self-harm (T46.6X2), poisoning by antihyperlipidemic and antiarteriosclerotic drugs, assault (T46.6X3), poisoning by antihyperlipidemic and antiarteriosclerotic drugs, undetermined (T46.6X4) and underdosing of antihyperlipidemic and antiarteriosclerotic drugs (T46.6X6).

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 T46

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to T46.6X5.

Table of Drugs & Neoplasms entries

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 T46.6X5

Is T46.6X5 billable?

No. T46.6X5 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.