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992.8 HEAT EFFECT NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 992.8

Short Description: Heat effect NEC

Long Description: Other specified heat effects

Code Classification:

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

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Anemia due to heat
  • Exposure to heat flash in explosion due to inflammable gas

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 992.8 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Heat (effects) 992.9
    • excessive 992.9
      • specified effect NEC 992.8
    • specified effect NEC 992.8
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • salt
      • depletion (see also Disease, renal) 593.9
        • due to heat NEC 992.8
          • causing heat exhaustion or prostration 992.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 992.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
992.8 Right Arrow T67.8XXA Other effects of heat and light, 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
992.9 Unspecified effects of heat and light

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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