973.6 POISONING-EMETICS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 973.6

Short Description: Poisoning-emetics

Long Description: Poisoning by emetics

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances (960-979)
      • 973 Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system
        • 973.6 Poisoning-emetics

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code 973.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
973.6 Right Arrow T47.7X1A Poisoning by emetics, accidental (unintentional), init
T47.7X2A Poisoning by emetics, intentional self-harm, init encntr
T47.7X3A Poisoning by emetics, assault, initial encounter
T47.7X4A Poisoning by emetics, undetermined, initial encounter
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
973.0 Poisoning by antacids and antigastric secretion drugs
973.1 Poisoning by irritant cathartics
973.2 Poisoning by emollient cathartics
973.3 Poisoning by other cathartics, including intestinal atonia
973.4 Poisoning by digestants
973.5 Poisoning by antidiarrheal drugs
973.8 Poisoning by other specified agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system
973.9 Poisoning by unspecified agent primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system


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