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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 988.0
Toxic effect of fish and shellfish eaten as food
  • Short description: TOXIC EFF FISH/SHELLFISH.
  • ICD-9-CM 988.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 988.0 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 988.0.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 988.0: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 988.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.01XA Ciguatera fish poisoning, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.02XA Ciguatera fish poisoning, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.03XA Ciguatera fish poisoning, assault, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.04XA Ciguatera fish poisoning, undetermined, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.11XA Scombroid fish poisoning, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.12XA Scombroid fish poisoning, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.13XA Scombroid fish poisoning, assault, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.14XA Scombroid fish poisoning, undetermined, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.771A Other fish poisoning, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.772A Other fish poisoning, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.773A Other fish poisoning, assault, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.774A Other fish poisoning, undetermined, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.781A Other shellfish poisoning, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.782A Other shellfish poisoning, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.783A Other shellfish poisoning, assault, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.784A Other shellfish poisoning, undetermined, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.8X1A Toxic effect of other seafood, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.8X2A Toxic effect of other seafood, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.8X3A Toxic effect of other seafood, assault, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.8X4A Toxic effect of other seafood, undetermined, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.91XA Toxic effect of unspecified seafood, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.92XA Toxic effect of unspecified seafood, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.93XA Toxic effect of unspecified seafood, assault, initial encounter
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  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T61.94XA Toxic effect of unspecified seafood, undetermined, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Seafood causing toxic effect
  • Toxic effect from eating fish
  • Toxic effect from eating shellfish
  • Toxic effect of ingested fish
  • Toxic effect of ingested seafood
  • Toxic effect of ingested shellfish
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 988.0:
  • Ichthyotoxism 988.0
    • bacterial (see also Poisoning, food) 005.9
  • Mytilotoxism 988.0
  • Noxious
    • foodstuffs, poisoning by
  • Poisoning (acute) - see also Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • Ciguatera 988.0
    • fish (bacterial) - see also Poisoning, food
      • noxious 988.0
    • food (acute) (bacterial) (diseased) (infected) NEC 005.9
      • due to
        • bacillus
          • aertrycke (see also Poisoning, food, due to Salmonella) 003.9
          • botulinus 005.1
          • cereus 005.89
          • choleraesuis (see also Poisoning, food, due to Salmonella) 003.9
          • paratyphosus (see also Poisoning, food, due to Salmonella) 003.9
          • suipestifer (see also Poisoning, food, due to Salmonella) 003.9
        • Clostridium 005.3
        • Salmonella (aertrycke) (callinarum) (choleraesuis) (enteritidis) (paratyphi) (suipestifer) 003.9
          • with
            • gastroenteritis 003.0
            • localized infection(s) (see also Infection, Salmonella) 003.20
            • septicemia 003.1
            • specified manifestation NEC 003.8
        • specified bacterium NEC 005.89
        • Staphylococcus 005.0
        • Streptococcus 005.89
        • Vibrio parahaemolyticus 005.4
        • Vibrio vulnificus 005.81
      • noxious or naturally toxic 988.0
    • mussel - see also Poisoning, food
      • noxious 988.0
    • saxitoxin 988.0
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