T36 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of systemic antibiotics

Category / Non-billable header 87 subcodes

Block: Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and biological substances (T36-T50)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • antineoplastic antibiotics (T45.1-)
  • locally applied antibiotic NEC (T49.0)
  • topically used antibiotic for ear, nose and throat (T49.6)
  • topically used antibiotic for eye (T49.5)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
T36..0 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of penicillins No
T36..0X Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of penicillins No
T36..0X1 Poisoning by penicillins, accidental (unintentional) No
T36..0X2 Poisoning by penicillins, intentional self-harm No
T36..0X3 Poisoning by penicillins, assault No
T36..0X4 Poisoning by penicillins, undetermined No
T36..0X5 Adverse effect of penicillins No
T36..0X6 Underdosing of penicillins No
T36..1 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of cephalosporins and other beta-lactam antibiotics No
T36..1X Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of cephalosporins and other beta-lactam antibiotics No
T36..1X1 Poisoning by cephalosporins and other beta-lactam antibiotics, accidental (unintentional) No
T36..1X2 Poisoning by cephalosporins and other beta-lactam antibiotics, intentional self-harm No
T36..1X3 Poisoning by cephalosporins and other beta-lactam antibiotics, assault No
T36..1X4 Poisoning by cephalosporins and other beta-lactam antibiotics, undetermined No
T36..1X5 Adverse effect of cephalosporins and other beta-lactam antibiotics No
T36..1X6 Underdosing of cephalosporins and other beta-lactam antibiotics No
T36..2 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of chloramphenicol group No
T36..2X Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of chloramphenicol group No
T36..2X1 Poisoning by chloramphenicol group, accidental (unintentional) No
T36..2X2 Poisoning by chloramphenicol group, intentional self-harm No
T36..2X3 Poisoning by chloramphenicol group, assault No
T36..2X4 Poisoning by chloramphenicol group, undetermined No
T36..2X5 Adverse effect of chloramphenicol group No
T36..2X6 Underdosing of chloramphenicol group No
T36..3 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of macrolides No
T36..3X Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of macrolides No
T36..3X1 Poisoning by macrolides, accidental (unintentional) No
T36..3X2 Poisoning by macrolides, intentional self-harm No
T36..3X3 Poisoning by macrolides, assault No
T36..3X4 Poisoning by macrolides, undetermined No
T36..3X5 Adverse effect of macrolides No
T36..3X6 Underdosing of macrolides No
T36..4 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of tetracyclines No
T36..4X Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of tetracyclines No
T36..4X1 Poisoning by tetracyclines, accidental (unintentional) No
T36..4X2 Poisoning by tetracyclines, intentional self-harm No
T36..4X3 Poisoning by tetracyclines, assault No
T36..4X4 Poisoning by tetracyclines, undetermined No
T36..4X5 Adverse effect of tetracyclines No
T36..4X6 Underdosing of tetracyclines No
T36..5 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of aminoglycosides No
T36..5X Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of aminoglycosides No
T36..5X1 Poisoning by aminoglycosides, accidental (unintentional) No
T36..5X2 Poisoning by aminoglycosides, intentional self-harm No
T36..5X3 Poisoning by aminoglycosides, assault No
T36..5X4 Poisoning by aminoglycosides, undetermined No
T36..5X5 Adverse effect of aminoglycosides No
T36..5X6 Underdosing of aminoglycosides No
T36..6 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of rifampicins No
T36..6X Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of rifampicins No
T36..6X1 Poisoning by rifampicins, accidental (unintentional) No
T36..6X2 Poisoning by rifampicins, intentional self-harm No
T36..6X3 Poisoning by rifampicins, assault No
T36..6X4 Poisoning by rifampicins, undetermined No
T36..6X5 Adverse effect of rifampicins No
T36..6X6 Underdosing of rifampicins No
T36..7 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antifungal antibiotics, systemically used No
T36..7X Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of antifungal antibiotics, systemically used No
T36..7X1 Poisoning by antifungal antibiotics, systemically used, accidental (unintentional) No
T36..7X2 Poisoning by antifungal antibiotics, systemically used, intentional self-harm No
T36..7X3 Poisoning by antifungal antibiotics, systemically used, assault No
T36..7X4 Poisoning by antifungal antibiotics, systemically used, undetermined No
T36..7X5 Adverse effect of antifungal antibiotics, systemically used No
T36..7X6 Underdosing of antifungal antibiotics, systemically used No
T36..8 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other systemic antibiotics No
T36..8X Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of other systemic antibiotics No
T36..8X1 Poisoning by other systemic antibiotics, accidental (unintentional) No
T36..8X2 Poisoning by other systemic antibiotics, intentional self-harm No
T36..8X3 Poisoning by other systemic antibiotics, assault No
T36..8X4 Poisoning by other systemic antibiotics, undetermined No
T36..8X5 Adverse effect of other systemic antibiotics No
T36..8X6 Underdosing of other systemic antibiotics No
T36..9 Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of unspecified systemic antibiotic No
T36..91 Poisoning by unspecified systemic antibiotic, accidental (unintentional) No
T36..92 Poisoning by unspecified systemic antibiotic, intentional self-harm No
T36..93 Poisoning by unspecified systemic antibiotic, assault No
T36..94 Poisoning by unspecified systemic antibiotic, undetermined No
T36..95 Adverse effect of unspecified systemic antibiotic No
T36..96 Underdosing of unspecified systemic antibiotic No
T36..A Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of fluoroquinolone antibiotics No
T36..AX Poisoning by, adverse effect of and underdosing of fluoroquinolone antibiotics No
T36..AX1 Poisoning by fluoroquinolone antibiotics, accidental (unintentional) No
T36..AX2 Poisoning by fluoroquinolone antibiotics, intentional self-harm No
T36..AX3 Poisoning by fluoroquinolone antibiotics, assault No
T36..AX4 Poisoning by fluoroquinolone antibiotics, undetermined No
T36..AX5 Adverse effect of fluoroquinolone antibiotics No
T36..AX6 Underdosing of fluoroquinolone antibiotics No

Last reviewed: September 2026