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Table 1 ICD poisoning codes used to identify overdosesa

From: Protocol: changes in rates of opioid overdose and poisoning events in an integrated health system following the introduction of a formulation of OxyContin® with abuse-deterrent properties

 

ICD 9 code

ICD 10 code

Poisoning by opium (alkaloids) unspecified

965.00

 

Poisoning by heroin

965.01

 

Poisoning by methadone

965.02

 

Poisoning by other opiates and related narcotics

965.09

 

Accidental poisoning by heroin

E850.0

 

Accidental poisoning by methadone

E850.1

 

Accidental poisoning by other opiates and related narcotics

E850.2

 

COD: Poisoning by opiates and related narcotics

9650b

 

COD: Poisoning by opium

 

T40.0

COD: Poisoning by heroin

 

T40.1

COD: Poisoning by other opioids

 

T40.2

COD: Poisoning by methadone

 

T40.3

COD: Poisoning by other synthetic narcotic

 

T40.4

COD: Accidental poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics, not elsewhere classified

 

X42

COD: Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics, not elsewhere classified

 

X62

COD: Undetermined poisoning by and exposure to narcotics and psychodysleptics, not elsewhere classified

 

Y12

  1. a Case definition is met when a person has any diagnostic code from the Case 1 list
  2. b For the year of 1998 only; COD codes changed to ICD 10 in 1999; ICD 9 codes used for death data during 1998 did not include the fifth digit, which is why this particular code is four digits and without a decimal