992.9 HEAT EFFECT NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 992.9

Short Description: Heat effect NOS

Long Description: Unspecified effects of heat and light

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Other and unspecified effects of external causes (990-995)
      • 992 Effects of heat and light
        • 992.9 Heat effect NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 992.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
    • heat (see also Heat) 992.9
  • Heat (effects) 992.9
    • apoplexy 992.0
    • burn - see also Burn, by site
      • from sun (see also Sunburn) 692.71
    • collapse 992.1
    • cramps 992.2
    • dermatitis or eczema 692.89
    • edema 992.7
    • erythema - see Burn, by site
    • excessive 992.9
      • specified effect NEC 992.8
    • exhaustion 992.5
      • anhydrotic 992.3
      • due to
        • salt (and water) depletion 992.4
        • water depletion 992.3
    • fatigue (transient) 992.6
    • fever 992.0
    • hyperpyrexia 992.0
    • prickly 705.1
    • prostration - see Heat, exhaustion
    • pyrexia 992.0
    • rash 705.1
    • specified effect NEC 992.8
    • stroke 992.0
    • sunburn (see also Sunburn) 692.71
    • syncope 992.1
  • Weather, weathered
    • effects of
      • hot (see also Heat) 992.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 992.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
992.9 Right Arrow T67.9XXA Effect of heat and light, unspecified, initial encounter
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
992.0 Heat stroke and sunstroke
992.1 Heat syncope
992.2 Heat cramps
992.3 Heat exhaustion, anhydrotic
992.4 Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion
992.5 Heat exhaustion, unspecified
992.6 Heat fatigue, transient
992.7 Heat edema
992.8 Other specified heat effects


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