962.0 POIS-CORTICOSTEROIDS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 962.0

Short Description: Pois-corticosteroids

Long Description: Poisoning by adrenal cortical steroids

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances (960-979)
      • 962 Poisoning by hormones and synthetic substitutes
        • 962.0 Pois-corticosteroids

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 962.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Cushingoid due to steroid therapy
    • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
  • Diabetes, diabetic (brittle) (congenital) (familial) (mellitus) (severe) (slight) (without complication) 250.0
    • steroid induced - see also Diabetes, secondary
      • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
  • Fever 780.60
    • steroid
      • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
  • Hyperadrenocorticism 255.3
    • iatrogenic
      • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
  • Hypercorticosteronism
    • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
  • Hypercortisonism
    • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
  • Steroid
    • effects (adverse) (iatrogenic)
      • cushingoid
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
      • diabetes - see Diabetes, secondary
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
      • due to
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
      • fever
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
      • withdrawal
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Cushing's (iatrogenic) (idiopathic) (pituitary basophilism) (pituitary-dependent) 255.0
      • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0
  • Withdrawal symptoms, syndrome
    • steroid NEC
      • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 962.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 962.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
962.0 Right Arrow T38.0X1A Poisoning by glucocort/synth analog, accidental, init
T38.0X2A Poisoning by glucocort/synth analog, self-harm, init
T38.0X3A Poisoning by glucocort/synth analog, assault, init
T38.0X4A Poisoning by glucocort/synth analog, undetermined, init
T50.0X1A Poisoning by mineralocorticoids and their antag, acc, init
T50.0X2A Poisoning by mineralocorticoids and antag, self-harm, init
T50.0X3A Poisoning by mineralocorticoids and antag, assault, init
T50.0X4A Poisoning by mineralocorticoids and their antag, undet, init
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
962.1 Poisoning by androgens and anabolic congeners
962.2 Poisoning by ovarian hormones and synthetic substitutes
962.3 Poisoning by insulins and antidiabetic agents
962.4 Poisoning by anterior pituitary hormones
962.5 Poisoning by posterior pituitary hormones
962.6 Poisoning by parathyroid and parathyroid derivatives
962.7 Poisoning by thyroid and thyroid derivatives
962.8 Poisoning by antithyroid agents
962.9 Poisoning by other and unspecified hormones and synthetic substitutes


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