Carson Canterbury is seen in the office today. Carson is two years old and accidentally drank a bottle of Metamucil. Carson has been vomiting for about two hours. What is/are the correct code(s) assigned?
A) T47.4X1A
B) T47.4X2A, R11.10
C) T47.4X1A, R11.10
D) R11.10

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T47.4X1A should be assigned for accidental ingestion of drugs, medicaments, and biological substances. R11.10 should be assigned for vomiting. Both codes are necessary to capture the reason for the encounter (ingestion of Metamucil) and the manifestation (vomiting).

Carson Canterbury Is Seen in the Office Today