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978.8 POIS-BACT VACCIN NEC/NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 978.8

Short Description: Pois-bact vaccin NEC/NOS

Long Description: Poisoning by other and unspecified bacterial vaccines

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances (960-979)
      • 978 Poisoning by bacterial vaccines
        • 978.8 Pois-bact vaccin NEC/NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 978.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Dermatitis (allergic) (contact) (occupational) (venenata) 692.9
    • due to
      • vaccine or vaccination (correct substance properly administered) 693.0
        • wrong substance given or taken
          • bacterial vaccine 978.8
            • specified - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals

Crosswalk Information

The code 978.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
978.8 Right Arrow T50.A91A Poisoning by oth bacterial vaccines, accidental, init
T50.A92A Poisoning by oth bacterial vaccines, self-harm, init
T50.A93A Poisoning by other bacterial vaccines, assault, init encntr
T50.A94A Poisoning by oth bacterial vaccines, undetermined, 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
978.6 Poisoning by pertussis vaccine, including combinations with a pertussis component
978.9 Poisoning by mixed bacterial vaccines, except combinations with a pertussis component

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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