AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2008 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Infusion and Transfusion Reaction

Effective October 1, 2008, the code title has been revised and new codes have been created in subcategory 999.8, Other infusion and transfusion reaction. The change creates new codes to differentiate extravasation of vesicant chemotherapy (999.81), extravasation of other vesicant agent (999.82), other infusion reaction (999.88), and other transfusion reaction (999.89). Extravasation refers to the leakage of intravenous drugs from the vein into the surrounding tissue—sometimes also referred to as infiltration. Vesicants are chemically active substances that can produce blistering on direct contact with the skin or mucous membrane. The leakage...

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