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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 999.33
Local infection due to central venous catheter
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 999.33 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 999.33 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: 999.33 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T80.212A Local infection due to central venous catheter, initial encounter
Applies To
  • Exit or insertion site infection
  • Local infection due to:
    • Hickman catheter
    • peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
    • portacath (port-a-cath)
    • triple lumen catheter
    • umbilical venous catheter
  • Port or reservoir infection
  • Tunnel infection
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 999.33:
  • Complications
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • due to or resulting from
      • central venous catheter (see also Complications, due to, catheter, central venous) 999.31
        • bloodstream 999.32
        • localized 999.33
      • device, implant, or graft (any) (presence of) - see Complications, infection and inflammation, due to (presence of) any device, implant, or graft classified to 996.0-996.5 NEC
      • injection, inoculation, infusion, transfusion, or vaccination (prophylactic) (therapeutic) 999.39
        • blood and blood products
      • injury NEC - see Wound, open, by site, complicated
      • surgery 998.59
    • exit site 999.33
    • insertion site 999.33
    • port 999.33
    • reservoir 999.33
    • tunnel 999.33
 999.32 ICD9Data.com 999.34 
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