T61Toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as seafood
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65)
Coding Notes
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- allergic reaction to food, such as:
- anaphylactic reaction or shock due to adverse food reaction (T78.0-)
- bacterial foodborne intoxications (A05.-)
- dermatitis (L23.6, L25.4, L27.2)
- food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (K52.21)
- food protein-induced enteropathy (K52.22)
- gastroenteritis (noninfective) (K52.29)
- toxic effect of aflatoxin and other mycotoxins (T64)
- toxic effect of cyanides (T65.0-)
- toxic effect of harmful algae bloom (T65.82-)
- toxic effect of hydrogen cyanide (T57.3-)
- toxic effect of mercury (T56.1-)
- toxic effect of red tide (T65.82-)
7th Character Note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T61
Subcategories (5)
- T61.0 Ciguatera fish poisoning
- T61.1 Scombroid fish poisoning
- T61.7 Other fish and shellfish poisoning
- T61.8 Toxic effect of other seafood
- T61.9 Toxic effect of unspecified seafood