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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 999.6
Abo incompatibility reaction not elsewhere classified
  • Short description: ABO INCOMPATIBILITY REAC.
  • ICD-9-CM 999.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 999.6 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).
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Applies To
  • Incompatible blood transfusion
  • Reaction to blood group incompatibility in infusion or transfusion
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 999.6:
  • ABO
    • incompatibility reaction 999.6
  • Complications
    • transfusion (blood) (lymphocytes) (plasma) NEC 999.8
      • acute lung injury (TRALI) 518.7
      • atrophy, liver, yellow, subacute (within 8 months of administration) - see Hepatitis, viral
      • bone marrow 996.85
      • embolism
      • hemolysis NEC 999.8
      • hepatitis (serum) (type B) (within 8 months after administration) - see Hepatitis, viral
      • incompatibility reaction (ABO) (blood group) 999.6
      • infection 999.39
      • jaundice (serum) (within 8 months after administration) - see Hepatitis, viral
      • sepsis 999.39
      • shock or reaction NEC 999.8
      • subacute yellow atrophy of liver (within 8 months after administration) - see Hepatitis, viral
      • thromboembolism 999.2
  • Incompatibility
    • ABO
      • affecting management of pregnancy 656.2
      • fetus or newborn 773.1
      • infusion or transfusion reaction 999.6
    • blood (group) (Duffy) (E) (K(ell)) (Kidd) (Lewis) (M) (N) (P) (S) NEC
      • affecting management of pregnancy 656.2
      • fetus or newborn 773.2
      • infusion or transfusion reaction 999.6
  • Reaction
    • incompatibility
      • blood group (ABO) (infusion) (transfusion) 999.6
      • Rh (factor) (infusion) (transfusion) 999.7
  • Transfusion, blood
    • incompatible 999.6
 999.5 ICD9Data.com 999.7 
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