T63 Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants

The ICD-10-CM code for Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants is T63 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Chapter

19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section

T51-T65: Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65)

Category T63

200 codes (152 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Official Coding Guidelines

Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

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

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).

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

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool