Home > 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes > Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning E000-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-
Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E879.3
Shock therapy as the cause of abnormal reaction of patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at time of procedure
  • Short description: Abn react-shock therapy.
  • ICD-9-CM E879.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E879.3 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).
  • E879.3 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
  • You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM E879.3.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM E879.3: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: E879.3 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Y84.3 Shock therapy as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure
Applies To
  • Electroshock therapy
  • Insulin-shock therapy
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