988.9 - Toxic Effect Of Unspecified Noxious Substance Eaten As Food

The ICD 9 Code for Toxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food is listed as 988.9.
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:	988.9
Long Description:	Toxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food
Short Description:	Tox eff noxious food NOS

Chapter:	Injury And Poisoning
Block:	Toxic Effects Of Substances Chiefly Nonmedicinal As To Source (980-989)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code:	T62.91XA - Toxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	T62.92XA - Toxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, intentional self-harm, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	T62.93XA - Toxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, assault, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code:	T62.94XA - Toxic effect of unspecified noxious substance eaten as food, undetermined, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 988.9:
988.0 - Toxic effect of fish and shellfish eaten as food
988.1 - Toxic effect of mushrooms eaten as food
988.2 - Toxic effect of berries and other plants eaten as food
988.8 - Toxic effect of other specified noxious substances eaten as food