E875.0 CONTAMINATED TRANSFUSION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E875.0

Short Description: Contaminated transfusion

Long Description: Contaminated substance transfused or infused

Code Classification:

  • External causes of injury (V)
    • Misadventures to patients during surgical and medical care (E870-E876)
      • E875 Contaminated or infected blood, other fluid, drug, or biological substance
        • E875.0 Contaminated transfusion

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code E875.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
E875.0 Right Arrow Y64.0 Contaminated med/biolog sub, transfused or infused
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
E875.1 Contaminated substance injected or used for vaccination
E875.2 Contaminated drug or biological substance administered by other means
E875.8 Misadventure to patient from other contamination
E875.9 Misadventure to patient from unspecified contamination


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