E938.6 - Peripheral Nerve- And Plexus-blocking Anesthetics Causing Adverse Effects In Therapeutic Use

The ICD 9 Code for Peripheral nerve- and plexus-blocking anesthetics causing adverse effects in therapeutic use is listed as E938.6.
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:	E938.6
Long Description:	Peripheral nerve- and plexus-blocking anesthetics causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
Short Description:	Adv eff nerve-block anes

Chapter:	Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of E938.6:
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
E938.5 - Surface and infiltration 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