994.6 MOTION SICKNESS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 994.6

Short Description: Motion sickness

Long Description: Motion sickness

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Other and unspecified effects of external causes (990-995)
      • 994 Effects of other external causes
        • 994.6 Motion sickness

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 994.6 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Air
    • sickness 994.6
  • Airplane sickness 994.6
  • Car sickness 994.6
  • Effect, adverse NEC
    • motion 994.6
  • Mal
    • de mer 994.6
  • Motion sickness (from travel, any vehicle) (from roundabouts or swings) 994.6
  • Nausea (see also Vomiting) 787.02
    • marina 994.6
  • Seasickness 994.6
  • Sickness
    • air (travel) 994.6
    • airplane 994.6
    • car 994.6
    • motion 994.6
    • roundabout (motion) 994.6
    • sea 994.6
    • swing (motion) 994.6
    • train (railway) (travel) 994.6
    • travel (any vehicle) 994.6
  • Train sickness 994.6

Crosswalk Information

The code 994.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
994.6 Right Arrow T75.3XXA Motion sickness, 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
994.0 Effects of lightning
994.1 Drowning and nonfatal submersion
994.2 Effects of hunger
994.3 Effects of thirst
994.4 Exhaustion due to exposure
994.5 Exhaustion due to excessive exertion
994.7 Asphyxiation and strangulation
994.8 Electrocution and nonfatal effects of electric current
994.9 Other effects of external causes


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