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991.8 - Other Specified Effects Of Reduced Temperature


The ICD 9 Code for Other specified effects of reduced temperature is listed as 991.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 991.8
Long Description: Other specified effects of reduced temperature
Short Description: Effect reduced temp NEC
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Other And Unspecified Effects Of External Causes (990-995)
Related Descriptions: Cold panniculitis
Cold-induced dermatosis
Cryalgesia
Cryesthesia
Psychroalgia
Sea-boot foot
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: T69.8XXA - Other specified effects of reduced temperature, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 991.8:
991.0 - Frostbite of face
991.1 - Frostbite of hand
991.2 - Frostbite of foot
991.3 - Frostbite of other and unspecified sites
991.4 - Immersion foot
991.5 - Chilblains
991.6 - Hypothermia
991.9 - Unspecified effect of reduced temperature