Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 963.5
Poisoning by vitamins, not elsewhere classified
  • Short description: Poisoning-vitamins NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 963.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 963.5 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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 963.5.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 963.5: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 963.5 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T45.2X1A Poisoning by vitamins, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T45.2X2A Poisoning by vitamins, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T45.2X3A Poisoning by vitamins, assault, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T45.2X4A Poisoning by vitamins, undetermined, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Accidental vitamin A overdose
  • Accidental vitamin A poisoning
  • Accidental vitamin D overdose
  • Accidental vitamin D poisoning
  • Acitretin overdose of undetermined intent
  • Ascorbic acid toxicity
  • Cholecalciferol toxicity
  • Intentional acitretin overdose
  • Intentional etretinate overdose
  • Intentional vitamin A overdose
  • Intentional vitamin A poisoning
  • Intentional vitamin D overdose
  • Intentional vitamin D poisoning
  • Poisoning by vitamin
  • Poisoning by vitamin A
  • Poisoning by vitamin D
  • Pyridoxine toxicity
  • Vitamin A overdose
  • Vitamin A overdose of undetermined intent
  • Vitamin B group poisoning
  • Vitamin D overdose
  • Vitamin D overdose of undetermined intent
  • Vitamin D poisoning of undetermined intent
  • Vitamin overdose
963.5 Excludes
Applies To
  • Vitamin A
  • Vitamin D
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 963.5:
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
    • vitamin
      • A (dietary) 278.2
        • administered as drug (chronic) (prolonged excessive intake) 278.2
          • reaction to sudden overdose 963.5
      • D (dietary) 278.4
        • administered as drug (chronic) (prolonged excessive intake) 278.4
          • reaction to sudden overdose 963.5
  • Hypervitaminosis (dietary) NEC 278.8
    • from excessive administration or use of vitamin preparations (chronic) 278.8
      • reaction to sudden overdose 963.5
      • vitamin A 278.2
        • reaction to sudden overdose 963.5
      • vitamin D 278.4
        • reaction to sudden overdose 963.5
      • vitamin K
        • correct substance properly administered 278.8
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 964.3
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