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E938.5 - Surface And Infiltration Anesthetics Causing Adverse Effects In Therapeutic Use


The ICD 9 Code for Surface and infiltration anesthetics causing adverse effects in therapeutic use is listed as E938.5.
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: E938.5
Long Description: Surface and infiltration anesthetics causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
Short Description: Adv eff topic/infil anes
Chapter: Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of E938.5:
E938.0 - Central nervous system muscle-tone depressants causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E938.1 - Halothane causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E938.2 - Other gaseous anesthetics causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E938.3 - Intravenous anesthetics causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E938.4 - Other and unspecified general anesthetics causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E938.6 - Peripheral nerve- and plexus-blocking anesthetics causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E938.7 - Spinal anesthetics causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
E938.9 - Other and unspecified local anesthetics causing adverse effects in therapeutic use