968.0 POIS-CNS MUSCLE DEPRESS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 968.0

Short Description: Pois-cns muscle depress

Long Description: Poisoning by central nervous system muscle-tone depressants

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances (960-979)
      • 968 Poisoning by other central nervous system depressants and anesthetics
        • 968.0 Pois-cns muscle depress

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code 968.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
968.0 Right Arrow T42.8X1A Poisn by antiparkns drug/centr musc-tone depr, acc, init
T42.8X2A Poisn by antiparkns drug/centr musc-tone depr, slf-hrm, init
T42.8X3A Poisn by antiparkns drug/centr musc-tone depr, assault, init
T42.8X4A Poisn by antiparkns drug/centr musc-tone depr, 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
968.1 Poisoning by halothane
968.2 Poisoning by other gaseous anesthetics
968.3 Poisoning by intravenous anesthetics
968.4 Poisoning by other and unspecified general anesthetics
968.5 Surface (topical) and infiltration anesthetics
968.6 Poisoning by peripheral nerve- and plexus-blocking anesthetics
968.7 Poisoning by spinal anesthetics
968.9 Poisoning by other and unspecified local anesthetics


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