968.5 - Surface (topical) And Infiltration Anesthetics
The ICD 9 Code for Surface (topical) and infiltration anesthetics is listed as 968.5.
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: | 968.5 |
| Long Description: | Surface (topical) and infiltration anesthetics |
| Short Description: | Surfce-topic/infilt anes |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Poisoning By Drugs, Medicinals And Biological Substances (960-979) |
| Related Descriptions: |
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| 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 968.5: | |
| 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 | |
| 968.6 - Poisoning by peripheral nerve- and plexus-blocking anesthetics | |
| 968.7 - Poisoning by spinal anesthetics | |
| 968.9 - Poisoning by other and unspecified local anesthetics | |