968.5 SURFCE-TOPIC/INFILT ANES


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 968.5

Short Description: Surfce-topic/infilt anes

Long Description: Surface (topical) and infiltration anesthetics

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances (960-979)
      • 968 Poisoning by other central nervous system depressants and anesthetics
        • 968.5 Surfce-topic/infilt anes

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Accidental benzocaine overdose
  • Accidental benzocaine poisoning
  • Accidental lignocaine overdose
  • Accidental local cocaine overdose
  • Accidental overdose by cocaine
  • Accidental overdose by crack cocaine
  • Accidental oxybuprocaine overdose
  • Accidental oxybuprocaine poisoning
  • Accidental poisoning by cocaine
  • Accidental poisoning by lignocaine
  • Accidental poisoning by procaine
  • Accidental poisoning by tetracaine
  • Accidental procaine overdose
  • Accidental proxymetacaine overdose
  • Accidental proxymetacaine poisoning
  • Benzocaine overdose
  • Benzocaine overdose of undetermined intent
  • Benzocaine poisoning
  • Benzocaine poisoning of undetermined intent
  • Cinchocaine overdose
  • Cinchocaine overdose of undetermined intent
  • Cinchocaine poisoning of undetermined intent
  • Intentional benzocaine overdose
  • Intentional benzocaine poisoning
  • Intentional cocaine poisoning
  • Intentional lignocaine overdose
  • Intentional lignocaine poisoning
  • Intentional local cocaine overdose
  • Intentional overdose by cocaine
  • Intentional overdose by crack cocaine
  • Intentional oxybuprocaine overdose
  • Intentional oxybuprocaine poisoning
  • Intentional procaine overdose
  • Intentional procaine poisoning
  • Intentional proxymetacaine overdose
  • Intentional proxymetacaine poisoning
  • Intentional tetracaine poisoning
  • Lignocaine overdose
  • Lignocaine overdose of undetermined intent
  • Lignocaine poisoning of undetermined intent
  • Local cocaine overdose
  • Local cocaine overdose of undetermined intent
  • Overdose of cocaine of undetermined intent
  • Overdose of crack cocaine of undetermined intent
  • Oxybuprocaine overdose
  • Oxybuprocaine overdose of undetermined intent
  • Oxybuprocaine poisoning
  • Oxybuprocaine poisoning of undetermined intent
  • Poisoning by crack cocaine of undetermined intent
  • Poisoning by lidocaine
  • Poisoning by procaine
  • Poisoning by surface
  • Poisoning by tetracaine
  • Procaine overdose
  • Procaine overdose of undetermined intent
  • Procaine poisoning of undetermined intent
  • Proxymetacaine overdose
  • Proxymetacaine overdose of undetermined intent
  • Proxymetacaine poisoning
  • Proxymetacaine poisoning of undetermined intent
  • Tetracaine poisoning of undetermined intent

Crosswalk Information

The code 968.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
968.5 Right Arrow T41.3X1A Poisoning by local anesthetics, accidental, 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
968.0 Poisoning by central nervous system muscle-tone depressants
968.1 Poisoning by halothane
968.2 Poisoning by other gaseous anesthetics
968.3 Poisoning by intravenous anesthetics
968.4 Poisoning by other and unspecified general anesthetics
968.6 Poisoning by peripheral nerve- and plexus-blocking anesthetics
968.7 Poisoning by spinal anesthetics
968.9 Poisoning by other and unspecified local anesthetics


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