961.2 POIS-HEAV MET ANTI-INFEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 961.2

Short Description: Pois-heav met anti-infec

Long Description: Poisoning by heavy metal anti-infectives

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances (960-979)
      • 961 Poisoning by other anti-infectives
        • 961.2 Pois-heav met anti-infec

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 961.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Argyria, argyriasis NEC 985.8
    • from drug or medicinal agent
      • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 961.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 961.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
961.2 Right Arrow T37.8X1A Poisoning by oth systemic anti-infect/parasit, acc, 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
961.0 Poisoning by sulfonamides
961.1 Poisoning by arsenical anti-infectives
961.3 Poisoning by quinoline and hydroxyquinoline derivatives
961.4 Poisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa
961.5 Poisoning by other antiprotozoal drugs
961.6 Poisoning by anthelmintics
961.7 Poisoning by antiviral drugs
961.8 Poisoning by other antimycobacterial drugs
961.9 Poisoning by other and unspecified anti-infectives


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