2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 977.9 : Poisoning by unspecified drug or medicinal substance

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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 977.9

Poisoning by unspecified drug or medicinal substance

Short description: POISON-MEDICINAL AGT NOS.
ICD-9-CM 977.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 977.9 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).
You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 977.9.
More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 977.9: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.

Convert to ICD-10-CM: 977.9 converts approximately to:

2015/16 ICD-10-CM T50.901A Poisoning by unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM T50.902A Poisoning by unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM T50.903A Poisoning by unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, assault, initial encounter
Or:
2015/16 ICD-10-CM T50.904A Poisoning by unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances, undetermined, initial encounter

Approximate Synonyms

Drug overdose
Drug overdose, nonaccidental
Non-accidental drug overdose
Poisoning by drug
Poisoning by drug AND/OR medicinal substance
Poisoning by drug or medicinal substance

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 977.9:

Allergy, allergic (reaction) 995.3
- drug, medicinal substance, and biological (any) (correct medicinal substance properly administered) (external) (internal) 995.27
  - wrong substance given or taken NEC 977.9
    - specified drug or substance - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Anaphylactic shock or reaction (correct substance properly administered) 995.0
- due to
  - food 995.60
    - additives 995.66
    - crustaceans 995.62
    - eggs 995.68
    - fish 995.65
    - fruits 995.63
    - milk products 995.67
    - nuts (tree) 995.64
    - peanuts 995.61
    - seeds 995.64
    - specified NEC 995.69
    - tree nuts 995.64
    - vegetables 995.63
  - immunization 999.4
  - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
    - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  - serum 999.4
Arthus phenomenon 995.21
- due to
  - correct substance properly administered 995.21
  - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
    - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  - serum 999.5
Constipation 564.00
- drug induced
  - correct substance properly administered 564.09
  - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
    - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Dermatitis (allergic) (contact) (occupational) (venenata) 692.9
- due to
  - acetone 692.2
  - acids 692.4
  - adhesive plaster 692.4
  - alcohol (skin contact) (substances classifiable to 980.0-980.9) 692.4
    - taken internally 693.8
  - alkalis 692.4
  - allergy NEC 692.9
  - ammonia (household) (liquid) 692.4
  - animal
    - dander (cat) (dog) 692.84
    - hair (cat) (dog) 692.84
  - arnica 692.3
  - arsenic 692.4
    - taken internally 693.8
  - blister beetle 692.89
  - cantharides 692.3
  - carbon disulphide 692.2
  - caterpillar 692.89
  - caustics 692.4
  - cereal (ingested) 693.1
    - contact with skin 692.5
  - chemical(s) NEC 692.4
    - internal 693.8
    - irritant NEC 692.4
    - taken internally 693.8
  - chlorocompounds 692.2
  - coffee (ingested) 693.1
    - contact with skin 692.5
  - cold weather 692.89
  - cosmetics 692.81
  - cyclohexanes 692.2
  - dander, animal (cat) (dog) 692.84
  - deodorant 692.81
  - detergents 692.0
  - dichromate 692.4
  - drugs and medicinals (correct substance properly administered) (internal use) 693.0
    - external (in contact with skin) 692.3
      - wrong substance given or taken 976.9
        specified substance - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    - wrong substance given or taken 977.9
      - specified substance - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  - dyes 692.89
    - hair 692.89
  - epidermophytosis - see Dermatophytosis
  - esters 692.2
  - external irritant NEC 692.9
    - specified agent NEC 692.89
  - eye shadow 692.81
  - fish (ingested) 693.1
    - contact with skin 692.5
  - flour (ingested) 693.1
    - contact with skin 692.5
  - food (ingested) 693.1
    - in contact with skin 692.5
  - fruit (ingested) 693.1
    - contact with skin 692.5
  - fungicides 692.3
  - furs 692.84
  - glycols 692.2
  - greases NEC 692.1
  - hair, animal (cat) (dog) 692.84
  - hair dyes 692.89
  - hot
    - objects and materials - see Burn, by site
    - weather or places 692.89
  - hydrocarbons 692.2
  - infrared rays, except from sun 692.82
    - solar NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
  - ingested substance 693.9
    - drugs and medicinals (see also Dermatitis, due to, drugs and medicinals) 693.0
    - food 693.1
    - specified substance NEC 693.8
  - ingestion or injection of
    - chemical 693.8
    - drug (correct substance properly administered) 693.0
      - wrong substance given or taken 977.9
        specified substance - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  - insecticides 692.4
  - internal agent 693.9
    - drugs and medicinals (see also Dermatitis, due to, drugs and medicinals) 693.0
    - food (ingested) 693.1
      - in contact with skin 692.5
    - specified agent NEC 693.8
  - iodine 692.3
  - iodoform 692.3
  - irradiation 692.82
  - jewelry 692.83
  - keratolytics 692.3
  - ketones 692.2
  - lacquer tree (Rhus verniciflua) 692.6
  - light (sun) NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
    - other 692.82
  - low temperature 692.89
  - mascara 692.81
  - meat (ingested) 693.1
    - contact with skin 692.5
  - mercury, mercurials 692.3
  - metals 692.83
  - milk (ingested) 693.1
    - contact with skin 692.5
  - Neomycin 692.3
  - nylon 692.4
  - oils NEC 692.1
  - paint solvent 692.2
  - pediculocides 692.3
  - petroleum products (substances classifiable to 981) 692.4
  - phenol 692.3
  - photosensitiveness, photosensitivity (sun) 692.72
    - other light 692.82
  - plants NEC 692.6
  - plasters, medicated (any) 692.3
  - plastic 692.4
  - poison
    - ivy (Rhus toxicodendron) 692.6
    - oak (Rhus diversiloba) 692.6
    - plant or vine 692.6
    - sumac (Rhus venenata) 692.6
    - vine (Rhus radicans) 692.6
  - preservatives 692.89
  - primrose (primula) 692.6
  - primula 692.6
  - radiation 692.82
    - sun NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
    - tanning bed 692.82
  - radioactive substance 692.82
  - radium 692.82
  - ragweed (Senecio jacobae) 692.6
  - Rhus (diversiloba) (radicans) (toxicodendron) (venenata) (verniciflua) 692.6
  - rubber 692.4
  - scabicides 692.3
  - Senecio jacobae 692.6
  - solar radiation - see Dermatitis, due to, sun
  - solvents (any) (substances classifiable to (982.0-982.8) 692.2
    - chlorocompound group 692.2
    - cyclohexane group 692.2
    - ester group 692.2
    - glycol group 692.2
    - hydrocarbon group 692.2
    - ketone group 692.2
    - paint 692.2
  - specified agent NEC 692.89
  - sun 692.70
    - acute 692.72
    - chronic NEC 692.74
    - specified NEC 692.79
  - sunburn (see also Sunburn) 692.71
  - sunshine NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
  - tanning bed 692.82
  - tetrachlorethylene 692.2
  - toluene 692.2
  - topical medications 692.3
  - turpentine 692.2
  - ultraviolet rays, except from sun 692.82
    - sun NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
  - vaccine or vaccination (correct substance properly administered) 693.0
    - wrong substance given or taken
      - bacterial vaccine 978.8
        specified - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
      - other vaccines NEC 979.9
        specified - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  - varicose veins (see also Varicose, vein, inflamed or infected) 454.1
  - x-rays 692.82
Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- Lyell's (toxic epidermal necrolysis) 695.1
  - due to drug
    - correct substance properly administered 695.1
    - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
      - specific drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Effect, adverse NEC
- drugs and medicinals 995.20
  - correct substance properly administered 995.20
  - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
    - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Epidermolysis
- necroticans combustiformis 695.1
  - due to drug
    - correct substance properly administered 695.1
    - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
      - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Ingestion
- drug or medicinal substance
  - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
    - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Intolerance
- drug
  - correct substance properly administered 995.27
  - wrong substance given or taken in error 977.9
    - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Lyell's disease or syndrome (toxic epidermal necrolysis) 695.1
- due to drug
  - correct substance properly administered 695.1
  - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
    - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Medicine poisoning (by overdose) (wrong substance given or taken in error) 977.9
- specified drug or substance - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Narcosis
- due to drug
  - correct substance properly administered 780.09
  - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
    - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Necrolysis, toxic epidermal 695.1
- due to drug
  - correct substance properly administered 695.1
  - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
    - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Overdose overdosage (drug) 977.9
- specified drug or substance - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Polyneuropathy (peripheral) 356.9
- due to
  - antitetanus serum 357.6
  - arsenic 357.7
  - drug or medicinal substance 357.6
    - correct substance properly administered 357.6
    - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
      - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  - lack of vitamin NEC 269.2 [357.4]
  - lead 357.7
  - organophosphate compounds 357.7
  - pellagra 265.2 [357.4]
  - porphyria 277.1 [357.4]
  - serum 357.6
  - toxic agent NEC 357.7
Porphyria (acute) (congenital) (constitutional) (erythropoietic) (familial) (hepatica) (idiopathic) (idiosyncratic) (intermittent) (latent) (mixed hepatic) (photosensitive) (South African genetic) (Swedish) 277.1
- due to drugs
  - correct substance properly administered 277.1
  - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
    - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Reaction
- drug NEC (see also Table of Drugs and Chemicals) 995.20
  - allergic - see also Allergy, drug 995.27
  - correct substance properly administered 995.20
  - 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
Shock 785.50
- anaphylactic 995.0
  - chemical - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  - correct medicinal substance properly administered 995.0
  - drug or medicinal substance
    - correct substance properly administered 995.0
    - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
      - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  - following sting(s) 989.5
  - food - see Anaphylactic shock, due to, food
  - immunization 999.4
  - serum 999.4
- due to
  - drug 995.0
    - correct substance properly administered 995.0
    - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
      - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  - food - see Anaphylactic shock, due to, food
Syndrome - see also Disease
- Lyell's (toxic epidermal necrolysis) 695.1
  - due to drug
    - correct substance properly administered 695.1
    - overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
      - specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
Wrong drug (given in error) NEC 977.9
- specified drug or substance - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals

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