T49
ICD-10Non-billable categoryTopical skin/eye/ENT/dental drugs
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of topical agents primarily affecting skin and mucous membrane and by ophthalmological, otorhinorlaryngological and dental drugs
T49 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Includes
- poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of glucocorticoids, topically used
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T49
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under T49
- T49.0Local antifungal, anti-infective and anti-inflammatory drugscategory
- T49.1Antipruriticscategory
- T49.2Local astringents and local detergentscategory
- T49.3Emollients, demulcents and protectantscategory
- T49.4Keratolyt/keratplst/hair trmt drugcategory
- T49.5Ophthalmological drugs and preparationscategory
- T49.6Otorhinolaryngological drugs and preparationscategory
- T49.7Dental drugs, topically appliedcategory
- T49.8Topical agentscategory
- T49.9Unsp topical agentcategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.