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T63 Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants

Part of Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes , block Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (T51-T65) .

Official Notes

Includes

bite or touch of venomous animal

Includes

pricked or stuck by thorn or leaf

Excludes2

ingestion of toxic animal or plant ( T61 .-, T62 .-)

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T63

7th Character

A - initial encounter

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

7th Character

S - sequela

Child Codes

Referenced By

Official notes on these codes cite T63.

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