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Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 995.2
Unspecified adverse effect of drug medicinal and biological substance not elsewhere classified
  • Short description: ADV EFF MED/BIOL SUB NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 995.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 995.2 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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995.2 Excludes
  • pathological drug intoxication (292.2)
Applies To
  • Adverse effect to correct medicinal substance properly administered
  • Allergic reaction to correct medicinal substance properly administered
  • Hypersensitivity to correct medicinal substance properly administered
  • Idiosyncrasy due to correct medicinal substance properly administered
  • Drug:
    • hypersensitivity NOS
    • reaction NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 995.2:
  • Allergy, allergic (reaction) 995.3
    • drug, medicinal substance, and biological (any) (correct medicinal substance properly administered) (external) (internal) 995.2
      • wrong substance given or taken NEC 977.9
        • specified drug or substance - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  • Anesthesia, anesthetic 782.0
    • complication or reaction NEC 995.2
      • due to
        • correct substance properly administered 995.2
        • overdose or wrong substance given 968.4
          • specified anesthetic - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  • Arthus' phenomenon 995.2
    • due to
      • correct substance properly administered 995.2
      • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
        • specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
      • serum 999.5
  • Complications
    • anesthesia, anesthetic NEC (see also Anesthesia, complication) 995.2
    • injection (procedure) 999.9
      • drug reaction (see also Reaction, drug) 995.2
      • infection NEC 999.3
      • sepsis NEC 999.3
      • serum (prophylactic) (therapeutic) - see Complications, vaccination
      • vaccine (any) - see Complications, vaccination
  • Drug - see also condition
    • adverse effect NEC, correct substance properly administered 995.2
  • Effect, adverse NEC
    • biological, correct substance properly administered (see also Effect, adverse, drug) 995.2
    • drugs and medicinals NEC 995.2
      • correct substance properly administered 995.2
      • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
        • specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • medicinal substance, correct, properly administered (see also Effect, adverse, drugs) 995.2
  • Hypersensitive, hypersensitiveness, hypersensitivity - see also Allergy
    • drug (see also Allergy, drug) 995.2
  • Intolerance
    • drug
      • correct substance properly administered 995.2
      • wrong substance given or taken in error 977.9
        • specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  • Intoxication
    • drug 292.89
      • with delirium 292.81
      • correct substance properly administered (see also Allergy, drug) 995.2
      • newborn 779.4
      • obstetric anesthetic or sedation 668.9
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.5
      • overdose or wrong substance given or taken - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
      • pathologic 292.2
      • specific to newborn 779.4
      • via placenta or breast milk 760.70
  • Reaction
    • drug NEC (see also Table of Drugs and Chemicals) 995.2
      • allergic - see Allergy, drug
      • correct substance properly administered 995.2
      • obstetric anesthetic or analgesic NEC 668.9
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.5
        • specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
      • overdose or poisoning 977.9
        • specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
      • specific to newborn 779.4
      • transmitted via placenta or breast milk - see Absorption, drug, through placenta
      • withdrawal NEC 292.0
        • infant of dependent mother 779.5
      • wrong substance given or taken in error 977.9
        • specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • insulin 995.2
 995.1 ICD9Data.com 995.3 
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