Home Health ICD-9/ICD-10 Alert

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SELECT THE RIGHT E CODE FOR POISONINGS OR ADVERSE EFFECTS









































Find the right code every time with this handy chart.


When your patient suffers an adverse effect from a medication properly prescribed and taken or correctly administered, you are required to use an E code to describe the circumstances. To help determine whether your patient is suffering from adverse effects rather than a poisoning and for assistance in choosing which code to report, follow this flow chart:

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