ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
973.5 — Poisoning by antidiarrheal drugs
About ICD-9-CM 973.5
973.5 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for poisoning by antidiarrheal drugs. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 4 ICD-10-CM codes, such as T47.6X1A (Poisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter), T47.6X2A (Poisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, intentional self-harm, initial encounter) and T47.6X3A (Poisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, assault, initial encounter). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
- T47.6X1APoisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, accidental (unintentional), initial encounterapproximate
- T47.6X2APoisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, intentional self-harm, initial encounterapproximate
- T47.6X3APoisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, assault, initial encounterapproximate
- T47.6X4APoisoning by antidiarrheal drugs, undetermined, initial encounterapproximate
Common questions about 973.5
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.