T38 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of hormones and their synthetic substitutes and antagonists, not elsewhere classified

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of hormones and their synthetic substitutes and antagonists, not elsewhere classified is T38 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
T36-T50: Poisoning by, adverse effects of and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and biological substances (T36-T50)
Category T38
102 codes (78 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024
Excludes1
Not coded here. These conditions should NOT be coded together with T38.
  • mineralocorticoids and their antagonists (T50.0-)
  • oxytocic hormones (T48.0-)
  • parathyroid hormones and derivatives (T50.9-)

Official Coding Guidelines

Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

injury is to the blood vessels or nerves, that injury should be sequenced first.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.2
Do not assign injury codes for iatrogenic injuries; code complication

3) Iatrogenic injuries Injury codes from Chapter 19 should not be assigned for injuries that occur during, or as a result of, a medical intervention. Assign the appropriate complication code(s).

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.3

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

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Related Codes

All Codes in T38

Every most-specific code under T38 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of hormones and their synthetic substitutes and antagonists, not elsewhere classified (78 codes):

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T38.0X1 Poisoning by glucocorticoids and synthetic analogues, accidental (unintentional) T38.0X2 Poisoning by glucocorticoids and synthetic analogues, intentional self-harm T38.0X3 Poisoning by glucocorticoids and synthetic analogues, assault T38.0X4 Poisoning by glucocorticoids and synthetic analogues, undetermined T38.0X5 Adverse effect of glucocorticoids and synthetic analogues T38.0X6 Underdosing of glucocorticoids and synthetic analogues T38.1X1 Poisoning by thyroid hormones and substitutes, accidental (unintentional) T38.1X2 Poisoning by thyroid hormones and substitutes, intentional self-harm T38.1X3 Poisoning by thyroid hormones and substitutes, assault T38.1X4 Poisoning by thyroid hormones and substitutes, undetermined T38.1X5 Adverse effect of thyroid hormones and substitutes T38.1X6 Underdosing of thyroid hormones and substitutes T38.2X1 Poisoning by antithyroid drugs, accidental (unintentional) T38.2X2 Poisoning by antithyroid drugs, intentional self-harm T38.2X3 Poisoning by antithyroid drugs, assault T38.2X4 Poisoning by antithyroid drugs, undetermined T38.2X5 Adverse effect of antithyroid drugs T38.2X6 Underdosing of antithyroid drugs T38.3X1 Poisoning by insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] drugs, accidental (unintentional) T38.3X2 Poisoning by insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] drugs, intentional self-harm T38.3X3 Poisoning by insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] drugs, assault T38.3X4 Poisoning by insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] drugs, undetermined T38.3X5 Adverse effect of insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] drugs T38.3X6 Underdosing of insulin and oral hypoglycemic [antidiabetic] drugs T38.4X1 Poisoning by oral contraceptives, accidental (unintentional) T38.4X2 Poisoning by oral contraceptives, intentional self-harm T38.4X3 Poisoning by oral contraceptives, assault T38.4X4 Poisoning by oral contraceptives, undetermined T38.4X5 Adverse effect of oral contraceptives T38.4X6 Underdosing of oral contraceptives T38.5X1 Poisoning by other estrogens and progestogens, accidental (unintentional) T38.5X2 Poisoning by other estrogens and progestogens, intentional self-harm T38.5X3 Poisoning by other estrogens and progestogens, assault T38.5X4 Poisoning by other estrogens and progestogens, undetermined T38.5X5 Adverse effect of other estrogens and progestogens T38.5X6 Underdosing of other estrogens and progestogens T38.6X1 Poisoning by antigonadotrophins, antiestrogens, antiandrogens, not elsewhere classified, accidental (unintentional) T38.6X2 Poisoning by antigonadotrophins, antiestrogens, antiandrogens, not elsewhere classified, intentional self-harm T38.6X3 Poisoning by antigonadotrophins, antiestrogens, antiandrogens, not elsewhere classified, assault T38.6X4 Poisoning by antigonadotrophins, antiestrogens, antiandrogens, not elsewhere classified, undetermined T38.6X5 Adverse effect of antigonadotrophins, antiestrogens, antiandrogens, not elsewhere classified T38.6X6 Underdosing of antigonadotrophins, antiestrogens, antiandrogens, not elsewhere classified T38.7X1 Poisoning by androgens and anabolic congeners, accidental (unintentional) T38.7X2 Poisoning by androgens and anabolic congeners, intentional self-harm T38.7X3 Poisoning by androgens and anabolic congeners, assault T38.7X4 Poisoning by androgens and anabolic congeners, undetermined T38.7X5 Adverse effect of androgens and anabolic congeners T38.7X6 Underdosing of androgens and anabolic congeners T38.801 Poisoning by unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes, accidental (unintentional) T38.802 Poisoning by unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes, intentional self-harm T38.803 Poisoning by unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes, assault T38.804 Poisoning by unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes, undetermined T38.805 Adverse effect of unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes T38.806 Underdosing of unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes T38.811 Poisoning by anterior pituitary [adenohypophyseal] hormones, accidental (unintentional) T38.812 Poisoning by anterior pituitary [adenohypophyseal] hormones, intentional self-harm T38.813 Poisoning by anterior pituitary [adenohypophyseal] hormones, assault T38.814 Poisoning by anterior pituitary [adenohypophyseal] hormones, undetermined T38.815 Adverse effect of anterior pituitary [adenohypophyseal] hormones T38.816 Underdosing of anterior pituitary [adenohypophyseal] hormones T38.891 Poisoning by other hormones and synthetic substitutes, accidental (unintentional) T38.892 Poisoning by other hormones and synthetic substitutes, intentional self-harm T38.893 Poisoning by other hormones and synthetic substitutes, assault T38.894 Poisoning by other hormones and synthetic substitutes, undetermined T38.895 Adverse effect of other hormones and synthetic substitutes T38.896 Underdosing of other hormones and synthetic substitutes T38.901 Poisoning by unspecified hormone antagonists, accidental (unintentional) T38.902 Poisoning by unspecified hormone antagonists, intentional self-harm T38.903 Poisoning by unspecified hormone antagonists, assault T38.904 Poisoning by unspecified hormone antagonists, undetermined T38.905 Adverse effect of unspecified hormone antagonists T38.906 Underdosing of unspecified hormone antagonists T38.991 Poisoning by other hormone antagonists, accidental (unintentional) T38.992 Poisoning by other hormone antagonists, intentional self-harm T38.993 Poisoning by other hormone antagonists, assault T38.994 Poisoning by other hormone antagonists, undetermined T38.995 Adverse effect of other hormone antagonists T38.996 Underdosing of other hormone antagonists
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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