ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
T46.8X2Poisoning by antivaricose drugs, including sclerosing agents, intentional self-harm
T46.8X2 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: Poisoning by antivaric drugs, inc scler agents, self-harm
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 T46.8X2
T46.8X2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for poisoning by antivaricose drugs, including sclerosing agents, intentional self-harm. 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 T46.8X (poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antivaricose drugs, including sclerosing agents), T46.8X2 is specifically for poisoning by antivaricose drugs, including sclerosing agents, intentional self-harm. Related codes cover poisoning by antivaricose drugs, including sclerosing agents, accidental (unintentional) (T46.8X1), poisoning by antivaricose drugs, including sclerosing agents, assault (T46.8X3), poisoning by antivaricose drugs, including sclerosing agents, undetermined (T46.8X4), adverse effect of antivaricose drugs, including sclerosing agents (T46.8X5) and underdosing of antivaricose drugs, including sclerosing agents (T46.8X6).
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 T46.8X2.
› From T46 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system
- poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of metaraminol (T44.4)
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.
Table of Drugs & Neoplasms entries
- Antivaricose drug — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Dextrose › concentrated solution, intravenous — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Ethanolamine oleate — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Monoethanolamine — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Monoethanolamine › oleate — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Phenol › in oil injection — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Polidocanol — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Sclerosing agent — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Sodium › morrhuate — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Sodium › psylliate — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Sodium › tetradecyl sulfate — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Sotradecol — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Varicose reduction drug — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Venous sclerosing drug NEC — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Zinc (compounds) (fumes) (vapor) NEC › antivaricose — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
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 T46.8X2
Is T46.8X2 billable?
- No. T46.8X2 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.