Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 988.1
Toxic effect of mushrooms eaten as food
  • Short description: TOXIC EFFECT MUSHROOMS.
  • ICD-9-CM 988.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 988.1 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 988.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 988.1: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 988.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T62.0X1A Toxic effect of ingested mushrooms, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T62.0X2A Toxic effect of ingested mushrooms, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T62.0X3A Toxic effect of ingested mushrooms, assault, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T62.0X4A Toxic effect of ingested mushrooms, undetermined, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Toxic effect from eating mushrooms
  • Toxic effect of ingested mushroom
  • Toxic effect of mushroom
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 988.1:
  • Mycetismus 988.1
  • Noxious
    • foodstuffs, poisoning by
      • fish 988.0
      • fungi 988.1
      • mushrooms 988.1
      • plants (food) 988.2
      • shellfish 988.0
      • specified type NEC 988.8
      • toadstool 988.1
  • Poisoning (acute) - see also Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • death-cap (Amanita phalloides) (Amanita verna) 988.1
    • 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
    • mushroom (noxious) 988.1
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