ICD-9 Code V09.70
Infection with microorganisms without mention of resistance to multiple antimycobacterial agents
Not Valid for Submission
V09.70 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of infection with microorganisms without mention of resistance to multiple antimycobacterial agents. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
| ICD-9: | V09.70 |
| Short Description: | Inf mcr rst oth ag nt ml |
| Long Description: | Infection with microorganisms without mention of resistance to multiple antimycobacterial agents |
Convert V09.70 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- Z16.341 - Resistance to single antimycobacterial drug
Code Classification
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Supplementary classification of factors influencing health status and contact with health services (E)
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Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases (V01-V09)
- V09 Infection with drug-resistant microorganisms
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Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases (V01-V09)
Information for Medical Professionals
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.