ICD-9-CM Tabular Index · Legacy Code Set 960-979

Poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances (960-979) ICD-9-CM

The 960-979 section covered poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances with 184 legacy diagnosis codes across 20 code blocks. The info icons preview the first codes of each block, and every code page carries its ICD-10-CM crosswalk.

⚠ Legacy code set – replaced by ICD-10-CM on October 1, 2015✓ Built from the final CMS ICD-9-CM release
20
Code Blocks
184
Legacy Codes
960-979
Code Range
2015
Retired October 1

Retired Code Set

ICD-9-CM stopped being valid for U.S. claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced it. Use this index for historical lookups and crosswalking; for current coding, start from the ICD-10-CM codes list or the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter.

ICD-9-CM

Code Blocks in This Section 20 blocks · 184 codes

20 of 20 shown
RangeBlockCodes
960.0-960.9960 Poisoning by antibiotics10
961.0-961.9961 Poisoning by other anti-infectives10
962.0-962.9962 Poisoning by hormones and synthetic substitutes10
963.0-963.9963 Poisoning by primarily systemic agents8
964.0-964.9964 Poisoning by agents primarily affecting blood constituents10
965.00-965.9965 Poisoning by analgesics, antipyretics, and antirheumatics12
966.0-966.4966 Poisoning by anticonvulsants and anti-Parkinsonism drugs5
967.0-967.9967 Poisoning by sedatives and hypnotics9
968.0-968.9968 Poisoning by other central nervous system depressants and anesthetics9
969.00-969.9969 Poisoning by psychotropic agents20
970.0-970.9970 Poisoning by central nervous system stimulants5
971.0-971.9971 Poisoning by drugs primarily affecting the autonomic nervous system5
972.0-972.9972 Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the cardiovascular system10
973.0-973.9973 Poisoning by agents primarily affecting the gastrointestinal system9
974.0-974.7974 Poisoning by water, mineral, and uric acid metabolism drugs8
975.0-975.8975 Poisoning by agents primarily acting on the smooth and skeletal muscles and respiratory system9
976.0-976.9976 Poisoning by agents primarily affecting skin and mucous membrane, ophthalmological, otorhinolaryngological, and dental drugs10
977.0-977.9977 Poisoning by other and unspecified drugs and medicinals7
978.0-978.9978 Poisoning by bacterial vaccines9
979.0-979.9979 Poisoning by other vaccines and biological substances9

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Questions About This Page

How many codes are in the 960-979 section?

The 960-979 section contains 184 legacy diagnosis codes across 20 code blocks in the final ICD-9-CM release.

Can I still use these codes on claims?

No. ICD-9-CM was retired on October 1, 2015. To code poisoning by drugs, medicinals and biological substances today, use the current ICD-10-CM codes: every legacy code page in this range links its official replacement, and the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter translates codes in both directions.

Related References

ICD-9-CM IndexAll of Injury and poisoningICD-9 / ICD-10 ConverterICD-9 Code LookupICD-10-CM Codes ListICD-10-PCS Codes List

Source: final CMS ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.