Wiki Ingestion

[rajeethar]

What ICD code can be used to report non-toxic ingestion?

 

[ARSPIRITI]

I would code 989.9 Toxic effect of unspecified substance, chiefly nonmedicinal as to source and E98.09. Hope this helps.

 

[ANITAV]

Outpatient coder

I would use V71.89 Observation for other specified conditions
If the doctor has not documented any adverse effects of the pt than it would code to the observation

 

[mitchellde]

All V71 codes are for conditions not found. If it is known that a non medicinal substance was ingested then you use the code for that substance. Also there is no E98.09 diagnosis code, perhaps you meant E980.9. I would query for a specific substance before resorting to unspecified. You also need to know what the effect to the patient was.