Home > 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes > Supplementary Classification Of External Causes Of Injury And Poisoning E000-E999 > Drugs, Medicinal And Biological Substances Causing Adverse Effects In Therapeutic Use E930-E949 > Other central nervous system depressants and anesthetics causing adverse effects in therapeutic use E938-
Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E938.3
Intravenous anesthetics causing adverse effects in therapeutic use
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM E938.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E938.3 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).
  • E938.3 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
  • No ICD-10-CM code(s) convert to ICD-9-CM E938.3
Approximate Synonyms
  • Adverse effect of intravenous (iv) anesthetic
  • Adverse effect of IV anesthetic
  • Intravenous anesthetics adverse reaction
Applies To
  • Ketamine
  • Methohexital [methohexitone]
  • Thiobarbiturates, such as thiopental sodium
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