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Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 999.5
Other serum reaction not elsewhere classified
  • Short description: SERUM REACTION NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 999.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 999.5 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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999.5 Excludes
Applies To
  • Intoxication by serum
  • Protein sickness
  • Serum rash
  • Serum sickness
  • Urticaria due to serum
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 999.5:
  • Allergy, allergic (reaction) 995.3
    • serum (prophylactic) (therapeutic) 999.5
    • shock (anaphylactic) (due to adverse effect of correct medicinal substance properly administered) 995.0
      • food - see Anaphylactic shock, due to, food
      • from serum or immunization 999.5
  • Arthus' phenomenon 995.2
    • due to
      • correct substance properly administered 995.2
      • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
        • specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
      • serum 999.5
  • Complications
    • vaccination 999.9
      • anaphylaxis NEC 999.4
      • cellulitis 999.3
      • encephalitis or encephalomyelitis 323.5
      • hepatitis (serum) (type B) (within 8 months after administration) - see Hepatitis, viral
      • infection (general) (local) NEC 999.3
      • jaundice (serum) (within 8 months after administration) - see Hepatitis, viral
      • meningitis 997.09 [321.8]
      • myelitis 323.5
      • protein sickness 999.5
      • reaction (allergic) 999.5
        • Herxheimer's 995.0
        • serum 999.5
      • sepsis 999.3
      • serum intoxication, sickness, rash, or other serum reaction NEC 999.5
      • shock (allergic) (anaphylactic) 999.4
      • subacute yellow atrophy of liver (within 8 months after administration) - see Hepatitis, viral
      • vaccinia (generalized) 999.0
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • serum NEC 999.5
  • Effect, adverse NEC
    • serum (prophylactic) (therapeutic) NEC 999.5
  • Encephalopathy (acute) 348.30
    • due to
      • birth injury (intracranial) 767.8
      • dialysis 294.8
      • hyperinsulinism - see Hyperinsulinism
      • influenza (virus) 487.8
      • lack of vitamin (see also Deficiency, vitamin) 269.2
      • nicotinic acid deficiency 291.2
      • serum (nontherapeutic) (therapeutic) 999.5
      • syphilis 094.81
      • trauma (postconcussional) 310.2
        • current (see also Concussion, brain) 850.9
          • with skull fracture - see Fracture, skull, by site, with intracranial injury
      • vaccination 323.5
  • Intoxication
    • serum (prophylactic) (therapeutic) 999.5
  • Neuritis (see also Neuralgia) 729.2
    • serum 999.5
  • Protein
    • sickness (prophylactic) (therapeutic) 999.5
  • Rash 782.1
    • serum (prophylactic) (therapeutic) 999.5
  • Reaction
    • allergic (see also Allergy) 995.3
      • drug, medicinal substance, and biological - see Allergy, drug
      • food - see Allergy, food
      • serum 999.5
    • serum (prophylactic) (therapeutic) 999.5
  • Serum
    • allergy, allergic reaction 999.5
    • complication or reaction NEC 999.5
    • disease NEC 999.5
    • intoxication 999.5
    • neuritis 999.5
    • poisoning NEC 999.5
    • rash NEC 999.5
    • reaction NEC 999.5
    • sickness NEC 999.5
  • Sickness
    • protein (see also Complications, vaccination) 999.5
    • serum NEC 999.5
  • Urticaria 708.9
    • serum 999.5
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