979.2 POISON-TYPHUS VACCINE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 979.2

Short Description: Poison-typhus vaccine

Long Description: Poisoning by typhus 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
        • 979.2 Poison-typhus vaccine

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Crosswalk Information

The code 979.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
979.2 Right Arrow T50.B91A Poisoning by oth viral vaccines, accidental, 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
979.0 Poisoning by smallpox vaccine
979.1 Poisoning by rabies 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


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