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99.21 - Injection Of Antibiotic


The ICD 9 Code for Injection of antibiotic is listed as 99.21.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field Value
Procedure Code: 99.21
Description: Injection of antibiotic
Short Description: Inject antibiotic
Chapter: Miscellaneous diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Subsection 1: Other nonoperative procedures
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E00X29 - Introduction of Other Anti-infective into Skin and Mucous Membranes, External Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E01329 - Introduction of Other Anti-infective into Subcutaneous Tissue, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E02329 - Introduction of Other Anti-infective into Muscle, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E03329 - Introduction of Other Anti-infective into Peripheral Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E04329 - Introduction of Other Anti-infective into Central Vein, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E05329 - Introduction of Other Anti-infective into Peripheral Artery, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD 10 PCS Code: 3E06329 - Introduction of Other Anti-infective into Central Artery, Percutaneous Approach (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 99.21:
99.20 - Injection or infusion of platelet inhibitor
99.22 - Injection of other anti-infective
99.23 - Injection of steroid
99.24 - Injection of other hormone
99.25 - Injection or infusion of cancer chemotherapeutic substance
99.26 - Injection of tranquilizer
99.27 - Iontophoresis
99.28 - Injection or infusion of biological response modifier [BRM] as an antineoplastic agent
99.29 - Injection or infusion of other therapeutic or prophylactic substance