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U12.9 COVID-19 vaccines causing adverse effects in therapeutic use, unspecified

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U12.9 is the ICD-10 code for COVID-19 vaccines causing adverse effects in therapeutic use, unspecified. It is a four-character subcategory of U12 (COVID-19 vaccines causing adverse effects in therapeutic use), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block U00–U49 (Provisional assignment of new diseases of uncertain etiology or emergency use) in Chapter XXII, Codes for special purposes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XXII · U00–U85
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What U12.9 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Correct administration of COVID-19 vaccine in prophylactic therapeutic use as the cause of any adverse effect.

Coding notes

  • This code is to be used as an external cause code (i.e. as a sub category under Y59, "Other and unspecified vaccines and biological substances""). In addition to this, a code from another chapter of the classification should be used indicating the nature of the adverse effect.

U12.9 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

U12.9Vaccin mot covid-19 i terapeutiskt bruk som orsak till ogynnsam effekt

NorwayICD-10-NO

U12.9Bruk av U12.9 for beredskapsformål

GermanyICD-10-GM

U12.9Unerwünschte Nebenwirkungen bei der Anwendung von COVID-19-Impfstoffen, nicht näher bezeichnet

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

U12.9ongewenste gevolgen bij therapeutisch gebruik van COVID-19 vaccinatie,

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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