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Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 999.4
Anaphylactic shock due to serum not elsewhere classified
  • Short description: Anaphylactic shock-serum.
  • ICD-9-CM 999.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 999.4 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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999.4 Excludes
  • shock:
    • allergic NOS (995.0)
    • anaphylactic:
Applies To
  • Anaphylactic reaction due to serum
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 999.4:
  • Allergy, allergic (reaction) 995.3
    • anaphylactic shock 999.4
      • due to food - see Anaphylactic shock, due to, food
    • serum (prophylactic) (therapeutic) 999.5
      • anaphylactic shock 999.4
    • 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
        • anaphylactic 999.4
  • Anaphylactic shock or reaction (correct substance properly administered) 995.0
    • serum 999.4
  • Complications
    • vaccination 999.9
      • anaphylaxis NEC 999.4
      • cellulitis 999.39
      • encephalitis or encephalomyelitis 323.51
      • hepatitis (serum) (type B) (within 8 months after administration) - see Hepatitis, viral
      • infection (general) (local) NEC 999.39
      • jaundice (serum) (within 8 months after administration) - see Hepatitis, viral
      • meningitis 997.09 [321.8]
      • myelitis 323.52
      • protein sickness 999.5
      • reaction (allergic) 999.5
      • sepsis 999.39
      • 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
  • Reaction
    • serum (prophylactic) (therapeutic) 999.5
      • immediate 999.4
  • Serum
    • allergy, allergic reaction 999.5
      • shock 999.4
  • Shock 785.50
    • anaphylactic 995.0
      • chemical - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
      • correct medicinal substance properly administered 995.0
      • drug or medicinal substance
        • correct substance properly administered 995.0
        • overdose or wrong substance given or taken 977.9
          • specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
      • following sting(s) 989.5
      • food - see Anaphylactic shock, due to, food
      • immunization 999.4
      • serum 999.4
 999.39 ICD9Data.com 999.5 
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