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987.9 TOXIC EFF GAS/VAPOR NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 987.9

Short Description: Toxic eff gas/vapor NOS

Long Description: Toxic effect of unspecified gas, fume, or vapor

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Toxic effects of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source (980-989)
      • 987 Toxic effect of other gases, fumes, or vapors
        • 987.9 Toxic eff gas/vapor NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 987.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Asphyxia, asphyxiation (by) 799.01
    • gas, fumes, or vapor NEC 987.9
      • specified - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  • Conflagration - see also Burn, by site
    • asphyxia (by inhalation of gases, fumes, or vapors) 987.9
      • specified agent - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  • Gas 787.3
    • asphyxia, asphyxiation, inhalation, poisoning, suffocation NEC 987.9
      • specified gas - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  • Inhalation
    • gas, fumes, or vapor (noxious) 987.9
      • specified agent - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • steam 987.9
  • Vapor asphyxia or suffocation NEC 987.9
    • specified agent - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals

Crosswalk Information

The code 987.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
987.9 Right Arrow T59.811A Toxic effect of smoke, accidental (unintentional), init
T59.812A Toxic effect of smoke, intentional self-harm, init encntr
T59.813A Toxic effect of smoke, assault, initial encounter
T59.814A Toxic effect of smoke, undetermined, initial encounter
T59.91XA Toxic effect of unsp gases, fumes and vapors, acc, init
T59.92XA Toxic effect of unsp gases, fumes and vapors, slf-hrm, init
T59.93XA Toxic effect of unsp gases, fumes and vapors, assault, init
T59.94XA Toxic effect of unsp gases, fumes and vapors, 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
987.0 Toxic effect of liquefied petroleum gases
987.1 Toxic effect of other hydrocarbon gas
987.2 Toxic effect of nitrogen oxides
987.3 Toxic effect of sulfur dioxide
987.4 Toxic effect of freon
987.5 Toxic effect of lacrimogenic gas
987.6 Toxic effect of chlorine gas
987.7 Toxic effect of hydrocyanic acid gas
987.8 Toxic effect of other specified gases, fumes, or vapors

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

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