ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
961.4 — Poisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa
About ICD-9-CM 961.4
961.4 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for poisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 4 ICD-10-CM codes, such as T37.2X1A (Poisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter), T37.2X2A (Poisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, intentional self-harm, initial encounter) and T37.2X3A (Poisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, assault, initial encounter). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
- T37.2X1APoisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, accidental (unintentional), initial encounterapproximate
- T37.2X2APoisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, intentional self-harm, initial encounterapproximate
- T37.2X3APoisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, assault, initial encounterapproximate
- T37.2X4APoisoning by antimalarials and drugs acting on other blood protozoa, undetermined, initial encounterapproximate
Common questions about 961.4
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.