999.9 - Other And Unspecified Complications Of Medical Care, Not Elsewhere Classified
The ICD 9 Code for Other and unspecified complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified is listed as 999.9.
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: | 999.9 |
| Long Description: | Other and unspecified complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified |
| Short Description: | Complic med care NEC/NOS |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Complications Of Surgical And Medical Care, Not Elsewhere Classified (996-999) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Accidental hemorrhage during medical care
Acute disorder of hemodialysis Acute paralytic poliomyelitis, vaccine-associated Adverse anesthesia outcome Adverse cutaneous reaction to acupuncture Adverse event following complementary therapy Air embolism as a complication of medical care Air in infusion or transfusion due to mechanical failure of apparatus (event) Airway device cuff herniation Airway device cuff overinflated Airway device cuff problem Airway device cuff underinflated Anaphylactoid reaction to dialysis Application AND/OR injection site disorder Application site disorder Application site irritation Application site reaction Blocked central line Bloodstained peritoneal dialysis effluent Breakage of prosthesis Complication Complication affecting body system Complication due to immunization Complication due to vaccination Complication of chemotherapy Complication of dialysis Complication of electroshock therapy Complication of extracorporeal circulation Complication of hemodialysis Complication of immunization Complication of infusion Complication of inhalation therapy Complication of injection Complication of medical care Complication of peritoneal dialysis Complication of preventive medicine procedure Complication of previous biliary non-surgical procedure Complication of respiratory therapy procedure Complication of smallpox vaccination Complication of ultrasound therapy Complication of vaccination Complication of ventilation therapy Dialysis-associated ascites Dialysis-associated hypoxia Drug implant site reaction Drug implant site rejection Early complication Effects of immunosuppressant therapy Effects of immunotherapy Electroshock therapy as the cause of abnormal reaction of patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of procedure Endobronchial tube incorrectly positioned Endobronchial tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure (event) Error during use of equipment Excessive amount of blood / fluid infusion (event) Excessive amount of blood / fluid transfusion (event) Extravasation of intravenous contrast medium Failure in dosage (event) Gastrointestinal complications of care Healthcare associated adenoviral disease Hepatic failure as a complication of care Hepatorenal syndrome as a complication of care High airway pressure Iatrogenic angle-closure glaucoma Iatrogenic glaucoma Iatrogenic hyperphosphatemia Iatrogenic retinal tear Iatrogenic thyrotoxicosis Implant site reaction Inability to ventilate patients lungs mechanically Inadequate premedication Inadequate preoperative assessment Inadequate preoperative fluid replacement Inadvertent tracheal extubation Incorrect dilution of fluid during infusion (event) Incorrect operative procedure performed Induration at injection site Injection site cyst Injection site disorder Injection site extravasation Injection site hemorrhage Injection site irritation Injection site malabsorption Injection site necrosis Injection site nerve damage Injection site pain Injection site reaction Injection site thrombosis Local untoward skin test reaction Long-term disorder of dialysis Loss of solute clearance Loss of ultrafiltration Medical accidents to patients during surgical and medical care (event) Megaloblastic anemia due to hemodialysis Mucositis following therapy Omental wrapping around peritoneal dialysis catheter Pain during inflow of dialysate Pain during outflow of dialysate Paraffinoma Patient ventilator dyssynchrony Peritoneal dialysis leakage Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis Polyserositis syndrome of dialysis Post-immunization arthritis Postcoital oral contraceptive pill failure Postvaccinal autoimmune reaction Swelling at injection site Systemic untoward skin test reaction Traction injury of spleen Underdialysis Vaccination failure Ventilator-associated lung injury |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | T88.8XXA - Other specified complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | T88.9XXA - Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 999.9: | |
| 999.0 - Generalized vaccinia as a complication of medical care, not elsewhere classified | |
| 999.1 - Air embolism as a complication of medical care, not elsewhere classified | |
| 999.2 - Other vascular complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified | |