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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 988.9
Toxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 988.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 988.9 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 988.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T62.91XA Toxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T62.92XA Toxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, intentional self-harm, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T62.93XA Toxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, assault, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T62.94XA Toxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, undetermined, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Toxic effect of noxious food
  • Toxic effect of noxious substance eaten as food
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 988.9:
  • Effect, adverse NEC
    • foodstuffs
      • allergic reaction (see also Allergy, food) 693.1
      • anaphylactic reaction or shock due to food NEC - see Anaphylactic reaction or shock, due to food
      • noxious 988.9
        • specified type NEC (see also Poisoning, by name of noxious foodstuff) 988.8
  • Poisoning (acute) - see also Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • noxious foodstuffs (see also Poisoning, food, noxious) 988.9
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