ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
T51.8X3Toxic effect of other alcohols, assault
T51.8X3 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.
Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS, effective October 1, 2026. Updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About T51.8X3
T51.8X3 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for toxic effect of other alcohols, assault. It belongs to category T51 (toxic effect of alcohol), block T51-T65 (toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source) 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 T51.8X (toxic effect of other alcohols), T51.8X3 is specifically for toxic effect of other alcohols, assault. Related codes cover accidental (unintentional) (T51.8X1), intentional self-harm (T51.8X2) and undetermined (T51.8X4).
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 T51
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to T51.8X3.
Broader instructions also apply from T51-T65 Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Table of Drugs & Neoplasms entries
- Alcohol › allyl — Poisoning Assault
- Alcohol › specified type NEC — Poisoning Assault
- Allyl › Alcohol — Poisoning Assault
- Antifreeze › ethylene glycol — Poisoning Assault
- Bay rum — Poisoning Assault
- Cyclohexanol — Poisoning Assault
- Ethyl › methylcarbinol — Poisoning Assault
- Hexahydrocresol (s) — Poisoning Assault
- Hexahydrophenol — Poisoning Assault
- Hexalen — Poisoning Assault
- Methyl › cyclohexanol — Poisoning Assault
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 T51.8X3
Is T51.8X3 billable?
- No. T51.8X3 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.