978.6 POIS-PERTUSSIS VACCINE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 978.6

Short Description: Pois-pertussis vaccine

Long Description: Poisoning by pertussis vaccine, including combinations with a pertussis component

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances (960-979)
      • 978 Poisoning by bacterial vaccines
        • 978.6 Pois-pertussis vaccine

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code 978.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
978.6 Right Arrow T50.A11A Poisn by pertuss vaccine, inc combin w pertuss, acc, init
T50.A12A Poisn by pertuss vaccn, inc combin w pertuss, slf-hrm, init
T50.A13A Poisn by pertuss vaccine, inc combin w pertuss, asslt, init
T50.A14A Poisn by pertuss vaccine, inc combin w pertuss, 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
978.0 Poisoning by BCG vaccine
978.1 Poisoning by typhoid and paratyphoid vaccine
978.2 Poisoning by cholera vaccine
978.3 Poisoning by plague vaccine
978.4 Poisoning by tetanus vaccine
978.5 Poisoning by diphtheria vaccine
978.8 Poisoning by other and unspecified bacterial vaccines
978.9 Poisoning by mixed bacterial vaccines, except combinations with a pertussis component


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