978.9 POIS-MIX BACTER VACCINES


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 978.9

Short Description: Pois-mix bacter vaccines

Long Description: Poisoning by mixed bacterial vaccines, except combinations with a pertussis component

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances (960-979)
      • 978 Poisoning by bacterial vaccines
        • 978.9 Pois-mix bacter vaccines

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code 978.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
978.9 Right Arrow T50.A21A Poisoning by mixed bact vaccines w/o a pertuss, acc, init
T50.A22A Poisn by mixed bact vaccines w/o a pertuss, self-harm, init
T50.A23A Poisn by mixed bact vaccines w/o a pertuss, assault, init
T50.A24A Poisoning by mixed bact vaccines w/o a pertuss, 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
978.0 Poisoning by BCG vaccine
978.1 Poisoning by typhoid and paratyphoid vaccine
978.2 Poisoning by cholera vaccine
978.3 Poisoning by plague vaccine
978.4 Poisoning by tetanus vaccine
978.5 Poisoning by diphtheria vaccine
978.6 Poisoning by pertussis vaccine, including combinations with a pertussis component
978.8 Poisoning by other and unspecified bacterial vaccines


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