Poisoning by unsp psychotropic drug, assault, init encntr

This code signifies an intentional poisoning by an unknown or unidentifiable psychotropic medication, inflicted by another person. The patient is in the acute phase of treatment for this assault.

Apply this code when a patient presents with symptoms of psychotropic drug toxicity, and the medical record clearly documents the poisoning as an assault, but the specific drug involved cannot be determined. This is appropriate for the initial hospital visit or encounter for this event.

• Ensure documentation explicitly states "assault" and "unspecified psychotropic drug."
• Do not use if the specific psychotropic drug is known; a more specific code from T43.0-T43.8 should be selected.
• This code is for the initial encounter only; subsequent care would require a different encounter character.