Specific code 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E879.2
Radiological procedure and radiotherapy as the cause of abnormal reaction of patient or of later complication without misadventure at time of procedure
  • Short description: ABN REACT-RADIOTHERAPY.
  • ICD-9-CM E879.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E879.2 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).
  • E879.2 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
  • You are viewing the 2007 version of ICD-9-CM E879.2.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM E879.2: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: E879.2 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Y84.2 Radiological procedure and radiotherapy as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure
Approximate Synonyms
  • Esophagitis due to radiation therapy
  • Hypopituitarism due to radiotherapy
  • Postradiotherapy hypopituitarism
  • Radiation esophagitis
  • Radiation induced esophagitis
  • Radiotherapy-induced hypopituitarism
E879.2 Excludes
  • radio-opaque dyes for diagnostic x-ray procedures (E947.8)
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