ICD-9 Code 969.72
Poisoning by amphetamines
Not Valid for Submission
969.72 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of poisoning by amphetamines. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
| ICD-9: | 969.72 |
| Short Description: | Poisoning by amphetamine |
| Long Description: | Poisoning by amphetamines |
Convert 969.72 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)
- 969 Poisoning by psychotropic agents
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Poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances (960-979)
Information for Medical Professionals
Information for Patients
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine - meth for short - is a very addictive stimulant drug. It is a powder that can be made into a pill or a shiny rock (called a crystal). The powder can be eaten or snorted up the nose. It can also be mixed with liquid and injected into your body with a needle. Crystal meth is smoked in a small glass pipe.
Meth at first causes a rush of good feelings, but then users feel edgy, overly excited, angry, or afraid. Meth use can quickly lead to addiction. It causes medical problems including:
- Making your body temperature so high that you pass out
- Severe itching
- "Meth mouth" - broken teeth and dry mouth
- Thinking and emotional problems
NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse
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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.