E946.3 ADV EFF EMOLLIENT/DEMULC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E946.3

Short Description: Adv eff emollient/demulc

Long Description: Emollients, demulcents, and protectants causing adverse effects in therapeutic use

Code Classification:

  • External causes of injury (V)
    • Drugs, medicinal and biological substances causing adverse effects in therapeutic use (E930-E949)
      • E946 Agents primarily affecting skin and mucous membrane, ophthalmological, otorhinolaryngological, and dental drugs
        • E946.3 Adv eff emollient/demulc

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code E946.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
E946.3 Right Arrow
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E946.0 Local anti-infectives and anti-inflammatory drugs causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E946.1 Antipruritics causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E946.2 Local astringents and local detergents causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E946.4 Keratolytics, keratoplastics, other hair treatment drugs and preparations causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E946.5 Eye anti-infectives and other eye drugs causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E946.6 Anti-infectives and other drugs and preparations for ear, nose, and throat causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E946.7 Dental drugs topically applied causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E946.8 Other agents primarily affecting skin and mucous membrane causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E946.9 Unspecified agent primarily affecting skin and mucous membrane causing adverse effects in therapeutic use


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