2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning E800-E999 > Surgical And Medical Procedures As The Cause Of Abnormal Reaction Of Patient Or Later Complication, Without Mention Of Misadventure At The Time Of Procedure E878-E879 > Other Procedures Without Mention Of Misadventure At The Time Of Procedure As The Cause Of Abnormal Reaction Of Patient Or Of Later Complication E879.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis E879.5 Insertion of gastric or duodenal sound as the cause of abnormal reaction of patient or of later complication without misadventure of time of procedure  On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date. The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM E879.5 can be accessed here. E879.5 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 E879.* hierarchy ICD9Data's sister site ProcedureCodes.com launches with the 2008/09 CPT® codes - read more on the ICD9Data.com blog.