Home > 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes > Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning E000-E999 > Surgical And Medical Procedures As The Cause Of Abnormal Reaction Of Patient Or Later Complication, Without Mention Of Misadventure At The Time Of Procedure E878-E879 > Surgical operation and other surgical procedures as the cause of abnormal reaction of patient or of later complication without mention of misadventure at the time of operation E878-
Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E878.5
Amputation of limb(s) causing abnormal patient reaction, or later complication, without mention of misadventure at time of operation
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM E878.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E878.5 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).
  • E878.5 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: E878.5 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Y83.5 Amputation of limb(s) as the cause of abnormal reaction of the patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of the procedure
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