ICD-9 Code 995.22

Unspecified adverse effect of anesthesia

Not Valid for Submission

995.22 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of unspecified adverse effect of anesthesia. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

ICD-9: 995.22
Short Description:Adv eff anesthesia NOS
Long Description:Unspecified adverse effect of anesthesia

Convert 995.22 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

  • T41.0X5A - Adverse effect of inhaled anesthetics, initial encounter
  • T41.1X5A - Adverse effect of intravenous anesthetics, initial encounter
  • T41.205A - Adverse effect of unsp general anesthetics, init encntr
  • T41.295A - Adverse effect of other general anesthetics, init encntr
  • T41.3X5A - Adverse effect of local anesthetics, initial encounter
  • T41.45XA - Adverse effect of unspecified anesthetic, initial encounter
  • T88.59XA - Other complications of anesthesia, initial encounter

Code Classification

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Other and unspecified effects of external causes (990-995)
      • 995 Certain adverse effects, not elsewhere classified

Information for Medical Professionals

Synonyms

  • Adverse reaction to cyclopropane
  • Adverse reaction to nitrous oxide
  • Adverse reaction to peripheral nerve- and plexus-blocking anesthetics
  • Adverse reaction to spinal anesthetic
  • Adverse reaction to surface and infiltration anesthetic
  • Adverse reaction to tetracaine
  • Anesthetics adverse reaction
  • Anesthetics and medical gases adverse reaction
  • Bupivacaine adverse reaction
  • Cinchocaine adverse reaction
  • Cocaine adverse reaction
  • Delayed recovery from anesthesia
  • Desflurane adverse reaction
  • Dimethyl-ether propane adverse reaction
  • Enflurane adverse reaction
  • Ether, anesthetic adverse reaction
  • Ether, anesthetic allergy
  • Etomidate adverse reaction
  • Etomidate allergy
  • Excessive spread of local anesthetic
  • Failed epidural anesthesia
  • Failed neuraxial nerve block
  • Failed spinal anesthesia
  • General anesthetic drug adverse reaction
  • Glucagon adverse reaction
  • Halothane adverse reaction
  • Halothane allergy
  • Inappropriate dilution of inhaled anesthetic agent
  • Incomplete reversal of neuromuscular block
  • Inhalational anesthetics adverse reaction
  • Intravenous anesthetics adverse reaction
  • Intravenous anesthetics allergy
  • Isoflurane adverse reaction
  • Isoflurane allergy
  • Ketamine allergy
  • Lignocaine adverse reaction
  • Local anesthetic block inadequate
  • Local anesthetic drug adverse reaction
  • Methohexitone adverse reaction
  • Neuromuscular block problem
  • Oxybuprocaine adverse reaction
  • Postanesthesia apnea
  • Prilocaine adverse reaction
  • Problem encountered during administration of local anesthetic
  • Procaine adverse reaction
  • Prolonged neuromuscular block
  • Propofol adverse reaction
  • Regional blockade - excessive cephalad spread of local anesthesia
  • Thiopentone adverse reaction
  • Total spinal nerve blockade following local anesthetic injection
  • Trichloroethylene adverse reaction

Index to Diseases and Injuries

References found for the code 995.22 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:


Information for Patients


Anesthesia

What is anesthesia?

Anesthesia is the use of medicines to prevent pain during surgery and other procedures. These medicines are called anesthetics. They may be given by injection, inhalation, topical lotion, spray, eye drops, or skin patch. They cause you to have a loss of feeling or awareness.

What is anesthesia used for?

Anesthesia may be used in minor procedures, such as filling a tooth. It could be used during childbirth or procedures such as colonoscopies. And it is used during minor and major surgeries.

In some cases, a dentist, nurse, or doctor may give you an anesthetic. In other cases, you may need an anesthesiologist. This is a doctor who specializes in giving anesthesia.

What are the types of anesthesia?

There are several different types of anesthesia:

  • Local anesthesia numbs a small part of the body. It might be used on a tooth that needs to be pulled or on a small area around a wound that needs stitches. You are awake and alert during local anesthesia.
  • Regional anesthesia is used for larger areas of the body such as an arm, a leg, or everything below the waist. You may be awake during the procedure, or you may be given sedation. Regional anesthesia may be used during childbirth, a Cesarean section(C-section), or minor surgeries.
  • General anesthesia affects the whole body. It makes you unconscious and unable to move. It is used during major surgeries, such as heart surgery, brain surgery, back surgery, and organ transplants.

What are the risks of anesthesia?

Anesthesia is generally safe. But there can be risks, especially with general anesthesia, including:

  • Heart rhythm or breathing problems
  • An allergic reaction to the anesthesia
  • Delirium after general anesthesia. Delirium makes people confused. They may be unclear about what is happening to them. Some people over the age of 60 have delirium for several days after surgery. It can also happen to children when they first wake up from anesthesia.
  • Awareness when someone is under general anesthesia. This usually means that the person hears sounds. But sometimes they can feel pain. This is rare.

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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.

Index of Diseases and Injuries Definitions

  • And - The word "and" should be interpreted to mean either "and" or "or" when it appears in a title.
  • Code also note - A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.
  • Code first - Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. For such conditions, the ICD-10-CM has a coding convention that requires the underlying condition be sequenced first followed by the manifestation. Wherever such a combination exists, there is a "use additional code" note at the etiology code, and a "code first" note at the manifestation code. These instructional notes indicate the proper sequencing order of the codes, etiology followed by manifestation.
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes - A type 1 Excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • Type 2 Excludes Notes - A type 2 Excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
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  • NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable" - This abbreviation in the Alphabetic Index represents "other specified". When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic Index directs the coder to the "other specified” code in the Tabular List.
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