T63
ICD-10Non-billable categoryToxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants
T63 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
- bite or touch of venomous animal
- pricked or stuck by thorn or leaf
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- ingestion of toxic animal or plant (T61.-, T62.-)
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T63
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under T63
- T63.0Toxic effect of snake venomcategory
- T63.1Toxic effect of venom of other reptilescategory
- T63.2Toxic effect of venom of scorpioncategory
- T63.3Toxic effect of venom of spidercategory
- T63.4Toxic effect of venom of other arthropodscategory
- T63.5Toxic effect of contact with venomous fishcategory
- T63.6Toxic effect of contact with other venomous marine animalscategory
- T63.7Toxic effect of contact with venomous plantcategory
- T63.8Toxic effect of contact with other venomous animalscategory
- T63.9Toxic effect of contact with unspecified venomous animalcategory
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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.