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979.9 POIS-VACCINE/BIOLOG NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 979.9

Short Description: Pois-vaccine/biolog NEC

Long Description: Poisoning by other and unspecified vaccines and biological substances

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances (960-979)
      • 979 Poisoning by other vaccines and biological substances
        • 979.9 Pois-vaccine/biolog NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 979.9 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
          • other vaccines NEC 979.9
            • specified - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals

Crosswalk Information

The code 979.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
979.9 Right Arrow T50.901A Poisoning by unsp drug/meds/biol subst, accidental, init
T50.991A Poisoning by oth drug/meds/biol subst, accidental, init
T50.992A Poisoning by oth drug/meds/biol subst, self-harm, init
T50.993A Poisoning by oth drug/meds/biol subst, assault, init
T50.994A Poisoning by oth drug/meds/biol subst, undetermined, init
T50.Z91A Poisoning by oth vaccines and biolg substances, acc, init
T50.Z92A Poisoning by oth vaccines and biolg substnc, self-harm, init
T50.Z93A Poisoning by oth vaccines and biolg substnc, assault, init
T50.Z94A Poisoning by oth vaccines and biolg substances, 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
979.0 Poisoning by smallpox vaccine
979.1 Poisoning by rabies vaccine
979.2 Poisoning by typhus vaccine
979.3 Poisoning by yellow fever vaccine
979.4 Poisoning by measles vaccine
979.5 Poisoning by poliomyelitis vaccine
979.6 Poisoning by other and unspecified viral and rickettsial vaccines
979.7 Poisoning by mixed viral-rickettsial and bacterial vaccines, except combinations with a pertussis component

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

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