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968.2 POISON-GAS ANESTHET NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 968.2

Short Description: Poison-gas anesthet NEC

Long Description: Poisoning by other gaseous anesthetics

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
        • 968.2 Poison-gas anesthet NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 968.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Convulsions (idiopathic) 780.39
    • ether
      • anesthetic
        • overdose or wrong substance given 968.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 968.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
968.2 Right Arrow T41.0X1A Poisoning by inhaled anesthetics, accidental, init
T41.0X2A Poisoning by inhaled anesthetics, self-harm, init
T41.0X3A Poisoning by inhaled anesthetics, assault, initial encounter
T41.0X4A Poisoning by inhaled anesthetics, 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
968.0 Poisoning by central nervous system muscle-tone depressants
968.1 Poisoning by halothane
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

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

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