Toxic effect of ingested berries, assault, initial encounter

This code signifies a patient presenting with adverse health effects due to the ingestion of berries, where the ingestion was a result of an intentional act of harm by another person. The "initial encounter" indicates that this code is used for the first time the patient is receiving active treatment for this specific poisoning event.

Apply this code when a patient is diagnosed with poisoning from berries, and the medical record clearly documents that the berries were ingested due to an assault. This would include scenarios where a patient was forcibly fed berries or tricked into consuming toxic berries by another individual with malicious intent.

• Always sequence this code first when it represents the primary reason for the encounter.
• Ensure documentation explicitly states "assault" or similar language indicating intentional harm by another party.
• Do not use for accidental ingestions or self-harm; those require different intent codes.