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978.8 - Poisoning By Other And Unspecified Bacterial Vaccines


The ICD 9 Code for Poisoning by other and unspecified bacterial vaccines is listed as 978.8.
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: 978.8
Long Description: Poisoning by other and unspecified bacterial vaccines
Short Description: Pois-bact vaccin NEC/NOS
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: T50.A91A - Poisoning by other bacterial vaccines, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: T50.A92A - Poisoning by other bacterial vaccines, intentional self-harm, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: T50.A93A - Poisoning by other bacterial vaccines, assault, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: T50.A94A - Poisoning by other bacterial vaccines, undetermined, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 978.8:
978.0 - Poisoning by BCG vaccine
978.1 - Poisoning by typhoid and paratyphoid vaccine
978.2 - Poisoning by cholera vaccine
978.3 - Poisoning by plague vaccine
978.4 - Poisoning by tetanus vaccine
978.5 - Poisoning by diphtheria vaccine
978.6 - Poisoning by pertussis vaccine, including combinations with a pertussis component
978.9 - Poisoning by mixed bacterial vaccines, except combinations with a pertussis component