
2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 995.3
Allergy, unspecified, not elsewhere classified
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 995.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 995.3 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
995.3 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T78.40XA Allergy, unspecified, initial encounter
Clinical Information
- An exaggerated response by the immune system to a drug or other substance
- An inflammatory response to an exogenous environmental antigen or an endogenous antigen initiated by the adaptive immune system. [goc:jal, isbn:0781735149 "fundamental immunology"]
- hypersensitivity to an agent caused by an immunologic response to an initial exposure
- Hypersensitivity; a local or general reaction of an organism following contact with a specific allergen to which it has been previously exposed and to which it has become sensitized
- State of previously immunized body in which tissue damage results from the immune response to a further dose of antigen
Applies To
- Allergic reaction NOS
- Hypersensitivity NOS
- Idiosyncrasy NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
995.3:
- Allergy, allergic (reaction) 995.3
air-borne substance (see also Fever, hay) 477.9

specified allergen NEC 477.8
alveolitis (extrinsic) 495.9

due to

Aspergillus clavatus 495.4


cryptostroma corticale 495.6


organisms (fungal, thermophilic actinomycete, other) growing in ventilation (air conditioning systems) 495.7

specified type NEC 495.8
anaphylactic reaction or shock 995.0

due to food - see Anaphylactic reaction or shock, due to, food
angioneurotic edema 995.1
animal (cat) (dog) (epidermal) 477.8
arthritis (see also Arthritis, allergic) 716.2
asthma - see Asthma
bee sting (anaphylactic shock) 989.5
biological - see Allergy, drug
bronchial asthma - see Asthma
conjunctivitis (eczematous) 372.14
dander, animal (cat) (dog) 477.2
dermatitis (venenata) - see Dermatitis
drug, medicinal substance, and biological (any) (correct medicinal substance properly administered) (external) (internal) 995.27

wrong substance given or taken NEC 977.9


specified drug or substance - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
dust (house) (stock) 477.8
eczema - see Eczema
existing dental restorative material 525.66
food (any) (ingested) 693.1
hair, animal (cat) (dog) 477.2
hay fever (grass) (pollen) (ragweed) (tree) (see also Fever, hay) 477.9
horse serum - see Allergy, serum
medicine - see Allergy, drug
pollen (any) (hay fever) 477.0

asthma (see also Asthma) 493.0
ragweed (pollen) (Senecio jacobae) 477.0
respiratory (see also Allergy, inhalant) 477.9

due to

drug - see Allergy, drug

food - see Allergy, food
rhinitis (see also Fever, hay) 477.9
serum (prophylactic) (therapeutic) 999.59

anaphylactic reaction or shock 999.49
shock (anaphylactic) (due to adverse effect of correct medicinal substance properly administered) 995.0

food - see Anaphylactic reaction or shock, due to, food
from
sinusitis (see also Fever, hay) 477.9
skin reaction 692.9

specified substance - see Dermatitis, due to
tree (any) (hay fever) (pollen) 477.0

asthma (see also Asthma) 493.0
upper respiratory (see also Fever, hay) 477.9
vaccine - see Allergy, serum
- Hypersensitive, hypersensitiveness, hypersensitivity - see also Allergy
reaction (see also Allergy) 995.3
upper respiratory tract NEC 478.8
- Idiosyncrasy (see also Allergy) 995.3
drug, medicinal substance, and biological - see Allergy, drug
- Reaction
allergic (see also Allergy) 995.3
drug, medicinal substance, and biological - see Allergy, drug
due to correct medical substance properly administered 995.27

food - see Allergy, food
serum 999.59