Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 999.2
Other vascular complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified
  • Short description: Vasc comp med care NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 999.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 999.2 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 999.2.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 999.2: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 999.2 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T80.1XXA Vascular complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection, initial encounter
999.2 Excludes
Applies To
  • Phlebitis following infusion, perfusion, or transfusion
  • Thromboembolism following infusion, perfusion, or transfusion
  • Thrombophlebitis following infusion, perfusion, or transfusion
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 999.2:
  • Complications
    • transfusion (blood) (lymphocytes) (plasma) 999.80
      • acute lung injury (TRALI) 518.7
      • atrophy, liver, yellow, subacute (within 8 months of administration) - see Hepatitis, viral
      • bone marrow 996.85
      • embolism
      • febrile nonhemolytic reaction (FNHTR) 780.66
      • hemolysis NEC 999.89
      • hemolytic reaction, incompatibility unspecified 999.83
      • hepatitis (serum) (type B) (within 8 months after administration) - see Hepatitis, viral
      • incompatibility reaction
        • ABO 999.60
          • with hemolytic transfusion reaction (HTR) (not specified as acute or delayed) 999.61
          • specified type NEC 999.69
        • minor blood group 999.89
        • non-ABO (minor antigens) (Duffy) (Kell) (Kidd) (Lewis) (M) (N) (P) (S) 999.75
          • with hemolytic transfusion reaction (HTR) (not specified as acute or delayed) 999.76
          • specified type NEC 999.79
        • Rh antigen (C) (c) (D) (E) (e) (factor) 999.70
          • with hemolytic transfusion reaction (HTR) (not specified as acute or delayed) 999.71
          • specified type NEC 999.74
      • infection 999.39
      • jaundice (serum) (within 8 months after administration) - see Hepatitis, viral
      • sepsis 999.39
      • specified reaction NEC 999.89
      • shock or reaction NEC 999.89
      • subacute yellow atrophy of liver (within 8 months after administration) - see Hepatitis, viral
      • thromboembolism 999.2
    • vascular
      • device, implant, or graft NEC 996.74
        • infection or inflammation 996.62
        • mechanical NEC 996.1
          • cardiac (see also Complications, mechanical, by type) 996.00
      • following infusion, perfusion, or transfusion 999.2
      • postoperative NEC 997.2
  • Embolism 444.9
    • following
      • abortion 639.6
      • ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.6
      • infusion, perfusion, or transfusion
    • thrombus (thromboembolism) following infusion, perfusion, or transfusion 999.2
  • Phlebitis (infective) (pyemic) (septic) (suppurative) 451.9
    • following infusion, perfusion, or transfusion 999.2
  • Thrombophlebitis 451.9
    • following infusion, perfusion, or transfusion 999.2
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