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2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 99.15 Parenteral infusion of concentrated nutritional substances The administering of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient who cannot maintain adequate nutrition by enteral feeding alone. Nutrients are administered by a route other than the alimentary canal (e.g., intravenously, subcutaneously). The delivery of nutrients for assimilation and utilization by a patient whose sole source of nutrients is via solutions administered intravenously, subcutaneously, or by some other non-alimentary route. The basic components of TPN solutions are protein hydrolysates or free amino acid mixtures, monosaccharides, and electrolytes. Components are selected for their ability to reverse catabolism, promote anabolism, and build structural proteins. Total parenteral nutrition formulated for intravenous administration in patients who cannot eat or cannot get enough nutrients from the foods they eat. It is a liquid mixture of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. 99.15 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 99.15 contains 7 index entries View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 99.* hierarchy 99.15 also known as: Hyperalimentation Total parenteral nutrition [TPN] Peripheral parenteral nutrition [PPN] Index entries containing 99.15: Hyperalimentation (parenteral) 99.15 Nutrition, concentrated substances enteral infusion (of) 96.6 parenteral, (total) 99.15 peripheral parenteral 99.15 Parenteral nutrition, total 99.15 peripheral 99.15 PPN (peripheral parenteral nutrition) 99.15 TPN (total parenteral nutrition) 99.15