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988.0 TOXIC EFF FISH/SHELLFISH


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 988.0

Short Description: Toxic eff fish/shellfish

Long Description: Toxic effect of fish and shellfish eaten as food

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (980-989)
      • 988 Toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as food
        • 988.0 Toxic eff fish/shellfish

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 988.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Ichthyotoxism 988.0
    • bacterial (see also Poisoning, food) 005.9
  • Mytilotoxism 988.0
  • Noxious
    • foodstuffs, poisoning by
      • fish 988.0
      • shellfish 988.0
  • Poisoning (acute) - see also Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • Ciguatera 988.0
    • fish (bacterial) - see also Poisoning, food
      • noxious 988.0
    • food (acute) (bacterial) (diseased) (infected) NEC 005.9
      • noxious or naturally toxic 988.0
        • berries 988.2
        • fish 988.0
        • mushroom 988.1
        • plants NEC 988.2
    • mussel - see also Poisoning, food
      • noxious 988.0
    • saxitoxin 988.0
    • shellfish - see also Poisoning, food
      • noxious (amnesic) (azaspiracid) (diarrheic) (neurotoxic) (paralytic) 988.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 988.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
988.0 Right Arrow T61.01XA Ciguatera fish poisoning, accidental (unintentional), init
T61.02XA Ciguatera fish poisoning, intentional self-harm, init encntr
T61.03XA Ciguatera fish poisoning, assault, initial encounter
T61.04XA Ciguatera fish poisoning, undetermined, initial encounter
T61.11XA Scombroid fish poisoning, accidental (unintentional), init
T61.12XA Scombroid fish poisoning, intentional self-harm, init encntr
T61.13XA Scombroid fish poisoning, assault, initial encounter
T61.14XA Scombroid fish poisoning, undetermined, initial encounter
T61.771A Oth fish poisoning, accidental (unintentional), init encntr
T61.772A Other fish poisoning, intentional self-harm, init encntr
T61.773A Other fish poisoning, assault, initial encounter
T61.774A Other fish poisoning, undetermined, initial encounter
T61.781A Oth shellfish poisoning, accidental (unintentional), init
T61.782A Oth shellfish poisoning, intentional self-harm, init encntr
T61.783A Other shellfish poisoning, assault, initial encounter
T61.784A Other shellfish poisoning, undetermined, initial encounter
T61.8X1A Toxic effect of seafood, accidental (unintentional), init
T61.8X2A Toxic effect of oth seafood, intentional self-harm, init
T61.8X3A Toxic effect of other seafood, assault, initial encounter
T61.8X4A Toxic effect of other seafood, undetermined, init encntr
T61.91XA Toxic effect of unsp seafood, accidental, init
T61.92XA Toxic effect of unsp seafood, intentional self-harm, init
T61.93XA Toxic effect of unspecified seafood, assault, init encntr
T61.94XA Toxic effect of unsp seafood, undetermined, init encntr
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
988.1 Toxic effect of mushrooms eaten as food
988.2 Toxic effect of berries and other plants eaten as food
988.8 Toxic effect of other specified noxious substances eaten as food
988.9 Toxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food

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

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