992.0 HEAT STROKE & SUNSTROKE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 992.0

Short Description: Heat stroke & sunstroke

Long Description: Heat stroke and sunstroke

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Other and unspecified effects of external causes (990-995)
      • 992 Effects of heat and light
        • 992.0 Heat stroke & sunstroke

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 992.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Apoplexia, apoplexy, apoplectic (see also Disease, cerebrovascular, acute) 436
    • heat 992.0
  • Atmospheric pyrexia 992.0
  • Fever 780.60
    • due to heat 992.0
    • heat (effects) 992.0
    • thermic 992.0
  • Heat (effects) 992.9
    • apoplexy 992.0
    • fever 992.0
    • hyperpyrexia 992.0
    • pyrexia 992.0
    • stroke 992.0
  • Hyperpyrexia 780.60
    • heat (effects of) 992.0
  • Ictus solaris, solis 992.0
  • Insolation 992.0
    • meaning sunstroke 992.0
  • Pyrexia (of unknown origin) (P.U.O.) 780.60
    • atmospheric 992.0
    • heat 992.0
  • Siriasis 992.0
  • Stroke 434.91
    • heat 992.0
  • Sunstroke 992.0
  • Thermoplegia 992.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 992.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
992.0 Right Arrow T67.0XXA Heatstroke and sunstroke, 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
992.1 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
992.9 Unspecified effects of heat and light


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