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T63 - Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants


The ICD 10 Code for Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants is listed as T63.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: T63
Description: Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants
  • Includes: bite or touch of venomous animal
  • pricked or stuck by thorn or leaf
  • Excludes2: ingestion of toxic animal or plant (T61.-, T62.-)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T63
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of T63:
T63.0 - Toxic effect of snake venom
T63.1 - Toxic effect of venom of other reptiles
T63.2 - Toxic effect of venom of scorpion
T63.3 - Toxic effect of venom of spider
T63.4 - Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods
T63.5 - Toxic effect of contact with venomous fish
T63.6 - Toxic effect of contact with other venomous marine animals
T63.7 - Toxic effect of contact with venomous plant
T63.8 - Toxic effect of contact with other venomous animals
T63.9 - Toxic effect of contact with unspecified venomous animal