2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 999.31 : Other and unspecified infection due to central venous catheter

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2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 999.31

Other and unspecified infection due to central venous catheter

2014
Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

Short description: Oth/uns inf-cen ven cath.
ICD-9-CM 999.31 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 999.31 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 999.31.
More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 999.31: 2015.

Convert to ICD-10-CM: 999.31 converts approximately to:

2015/16 ICD-10-CM T80.219A Unspecified infection due to central venous catheter, initial encounter

Approximate Synonyms

Groshong catheter infection
Infection due to groshong catheter
Infection of central venous catheter
Infection of central venous catheter exit site
Infection of Groshong catheter
Sepsis due to infected central venous catheter

999.31 Excludes

infection due to:
- arterial catheter (996.62)
- catheter NOS (996.69)
- peripheral venous catheter (996.62)
- urinary catheter (996.64)

Applies To

Central line-associated infection
Infection due to:
- central venous catheter NOS
- Hickman catheter
- peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
- portacath (port-a-cath)
- triple lumen catheter
- umbilical venous catheter

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 999.31:

Complications
- infection and inflammation
  - due to (presence of) any device, implant or graft classified to 996.0-996.5 NEC 996.60
    - arterial NEC 996.62
      - coronary 996.61
      - renal dialysis 996.62
    - arteriovenous fistula or shunt 996.62
    - artificial heart 996.61
    - bone growth stimulator 996.67
    - breast 996.69
    - cardiac 996.61
    - catheter NEC 996.69
      - central venous 999.31
        bloodstream 999.32
        localized 999.33
      - Hickman 999.31
        bloodstream 999.32
        localized 999.33
      - peripherally inserted central (PICC) 999.31
        bloodstream 999.32
        localized 999.33
      - peritoneal 996.68
      - portacath (port-a-cath) 999.31
        bloodstream 999.32
        localized 999.33
      - spinal 996.63
      - triple lumen 999.31
        bloodstream 999.32
        localized 999.33
      - umbilical venous 999.31
        bloodstream 999.32
        localized 999.33
      - urinary, indwelling 996.64
      - vascular (arterial) (dialysis) (peripheral venous) NEC 996.62
      - ventricular shunt 996.63
    - central venous catheter 999.31
      - bloodstream 999.32
      - localized 999.33
    - coronary artery bypass 996.61
    - electrodes
      - brain 996.63
      - heart 996.61
    - gastrointestinal NEC 996.69
    - genitourinary NEC 996.65
      - indwelling urinary catheter 996.64
    - heart assist device 996.61
    - heart valve 996.61
    - Hickman catheter 999.31
      - bloodstream 999.32
      - localized 999.33
    - infusion pump 996.62
    - insulin pump 996.69
    - intrauterine contraceptive device 996.65
    - joint prosthesis, internal 996.66
    - ocular lens 996.69
    - orbital (implant) 996.69
    - orthopedic NEC 996.67
      - joint, internal 996.66
    - peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) 999.31
      - bloodstream 999.32
      - localized 999.33
    - portacath (port-a-cath) 999.31
      - bloodstream 999.32
      - localized 999.33
    - specified type NEC 996.69
    - triple lumen catheter 999.31
      - bloodstream 999.32
      - localized 999.33
    - umbilical venous catheter 999.31
      - bloodstream 999.32
      - localized 999.33
    - urinary catheter, indwelling 996.64
    - ventricular shunt 996.63
CRBSI (catheter-related bloodstream infection) 999.31
Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
- blood stream - see also Septicemia
  - catheter-related (CRBSI) 999.31
  - central line-associated (CLABSI) 999.32
  - due to central venous catheter 999.32
- catheter-related bloodstream (CRBSI) 999.31
- central line-associated 999.31
  - bloodstream 999.32
- due to or resulting from
  - central venous catheter (see also Complications, due to, catheter, central venous) 999.31
    - bloodstream 999.32
    - localized 999.33
  - device, implant, or graft (any) (presence of) - see Complications, infection and inflammation, due to (presence of) any device, implant, or graft classified to 996.0-996.5 NEC
  - injection, inoculation, infusion, transfusion, or vaccination (prophylactic) (therapeutic) 999.39
    - blood and blood products
      - acute 999.34
  - injury NEC - see Wound, open, by site, complicated
  - surgery 998.59

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