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979.0 POISON-SMALLPOX VACCINE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 979.0

Short Description: Poison-smallpox vaccine

Long Description: Poisoning by smallpox vaccine

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances (960-979)
      • 979 Poisoning by other vaccines and biological substances
        • 979.0 Poison-smallpox vaccine

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code 979.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
979.0 Right Arrow T50.B11A Poisoning by smallpox vaccines, accidental, init
T50.B12A Poisoning by smallpox vaccines, intentional self-harm, init
T50.B13A Poisoning by smallpox vaccines, assault, initial encounter
T50.B14A Poisoning by smallpox vaccines, 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
979.1 Poisoning by rabies vaccine
979.2 Poisoning by typhus vaccine
979.3 Poisoning by yellow fever vaccine
979.4 Poisoning by measles vaccine
979.5 Poisoning by poliomyelitis vaccine
979.6 Poisoning by other and unspecified viral and rickettsial vaccines
979.7 Poisoning by mixed viral-rickettsial and bacterial vaccines, except combinations with a pertussis component
979.9 Poisoning by other and unspecified vaccines and biological substances

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

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