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2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 968.4
Poisoning by other and unspecified general anesthetics
- Short description: Pois-gen anesth NEC/NOS.
- ICD-9-CM 968.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
- You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 968.4.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 968.4: 2012 2013.
968.4 Alternative Terminology
- Anesthetic death
- Central nervous system depressants and anesthetic agent poisoning
- Central nervous system depressants and anesthetic overdose
- Decarboxylase inhibitor overdose
- Desflurane overdose
- Desflurane overdose of undetermined intent
- Desflurane poisoning of undetermined intent
- General anesthetic drug overdose
- General anesthetic drug poisoning
- Intentional overdose by therapeutic gases
- Isoflurane overdose
- Isoflurane overdose of undetermined intent
- Isoflurane poisoning of undetermined intent
- Overdose of anesthetic agent
- Poisoning by anesthetic agent
- Preoperative anesthetic death
- Selegiline overdose
Convert 968.4 to ICD-10-CM 
ICD-9-CM 968.4 converts approximately to:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM T41.201A Poisoning by unspecified general anesthetics, accidental (unintentional), initial encounterOr:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM T41.202A Poisoning by unspecified general anesthetics, intentional self-harm, initial encounterOr:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM T41.203A Poisoning by unspecified general anesthetics, assault, initial encounterOr:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM T41.204A Poisoning by unspecified general anesthetics, undetermined, initial encounterOr:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM T41.291A Poisoning by other general anesthetics, accidental (unintentional), initial encounterOr:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM T41.292A Poisoning by other general anesthetics, intentional self-harm, initial encounterOr:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM T41.293A Poisoning by other general anesthetics, assault, initial encounterOr:
- 2013 ICD-10-CM T41.294A Poisoning by other general anesthetics, undetermined, initial encounter
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 968.4:
- Anesthesia, anesthetic 782.0
complication or reaction NEC 995.22
due to
correct substance properly administered 995.22- overdose or wrong substance given 968.4
- specified anesthetic - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
- death from
- shock
- due to
- correct substance properly administered 995.4
- overdose or wrong substance given 968.4
- specified anesthetic - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
- Arrest, arrested
- Death
- anesthetic
- Pneumonitis (acute) (primary) (see also Pneumonia) 486
- Shock 785.50
- anesthetic
- correct substance properly administered 995.4
- overdose or wrong substance given 968.4
- specified anesthetic - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
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