968.6 - Poisoning By Peripheral Nerve- And Plexus-blocking Anesthetics
The ICD 9 Code for Poisoning by peripheral nerve- and plexus-blocking anesthetics is listed as 968.6.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 968.6 |
| Long Description: | Poisoning by peripheral nerve- and plexus-blocking anesthetics |
| Short Description: | Pois-nerve/plex-blk anes |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Poisoning By Drugs, Medicinals And Biological Substances (960-979) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | T41.3X1A - Poisoning by local anesthetics, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 968.6: | |
| 968.0 - Poisoning by central nervous system muscle-tone depressants | |
| 968.1 - Poisoning by halothane | |
| 968.2 - Poisoning by other gaseous anesthetics | |
| 968.3 - Poisoning by intravenous anesthetics | |
| 968.4 - Poisoning by other and unspecified general anesthetics | |
| 968.5 - Surface (topical) and infiltration anesthetics | |
| 968.7 - Poisoning by spinal anesthetics | |
| 968.9 - Poisoning by other and unspecified local anesthetics | |