ICD-9 Code 964.0
Poisoning by iron and its compounds
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964.0 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of poisoning by iron and its compounds. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
| ICD-9: | 964.0 |
| Short Description: | Poisoning-iron/compounds |
| Long Description: | Poisoning by iron and its compounds |
Convert 964.0 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
Code Classification
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Injury and poisoning (800–999)
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Poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances (960-979)
- 964 Poisoning by agents primarily affecting blood constituents
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Poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances (960-979)
Information for Medical Professionals
Information for Patients
Iron
Iron is a mineral that our bodies need for many functions. For example, iron is part of hemoglobin, a protein which carries oxygen from our lungs throughout our bodies. It helps our muscles store and use oxygen. Iron is also part of many other proteins and enzymes.
Your body needs the right amount of iron. If you have too little iron, you may develop iron deficiency anemia. Causes of low iron levels include blood loss, poor diet, or an inability to absorb enough iron from foods. People at higher risk of having too little iron are young children and women who are pregnant or have periods.
Too much iron can damage your body. Taking too many iron supplements can cause iron poisoning. Some people have an inherited disease called hemochromatosis. It causes too much iron to build up in the body.
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ICD-9 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.