ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
T50.6X2Poisoning by antidotes and chelating agents, intentional self-harm
T50.6X2 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 antidotes and chelating 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 T50.6X2
T50.6X2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for poisoning by antidotes and chelating agents, intentional self-harm. It belongs to category T50 (poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of diuretics and other and unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances), 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 T50.6X (poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antidotes and chelating agents), T50.6X2 is specifically for poisoning by antidotes and chelating agents, intentional self-harm. Related codes cover poisoning by antidotes and chelating agents, accidental (unintentional) (T50.6X1), poisoning by antidotes and chelating agents, assault (T50.6X3), poisoning by antidotes and chelating agents, undetermined (T50.6X4), adverse effect of antidotes and chelating agents (T50.6X5) and underdosing of antidotes and chelating agents (T50.6X6).
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 T50
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to T50.6X2.
Table of Drugs & Neoplasms entries
- Alcohol › deterrent NEC — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Antabuse — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Antidote NEC — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Calcium › carbimide — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Chelating agent NEC — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Cholinesterase reactivator — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Cysteamine — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Deterrent, alcohol — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Detoxifying agent — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Disodium edetate — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Disulfiram — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- EDTA — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Ethylenedinitrilotetra-acetate — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Fytic acid, nonasodium — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Glutathione — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Methylene › blue — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Methylthionine chloride — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Methylthioninium chloride — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Nitrefazole — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Obidoxime chloride — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- PAM (pralidoxime) — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Penicillamine — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Potassium (salts) NEC › ferric hexacyanoferrate (medicinal) — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Pralidoxime (iodide) — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Pralidoxime (iodide) › chloride — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Protopam — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Prussian blue › therapeutic — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Pyridine › aldoxime methiodide — Poisoning Intentional self-harm
- Pyridine › aldoxime methyl chloride — 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 T50.6X2
Is T50.6X2 billable?
- No. T50.6X2 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.