Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 990
Effects of radiation unspecified
  • Short description: EFFECTS RADIATION NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 990 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 990 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 990.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 990: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 990 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T66.XXXA Radiation sickness, unspecified, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute effect of ultraviolet radiation on normal skin
  • Acute radiation colitis
  • Acute radiation disease
  • Acute radiation enteritis
  • Acute radiation nephritis
  • Acute radiation otitis externa
  • Adverse effect of radiation therapy
  • Azoospermia due to radiation
  • Chronic radiation nephritis
  • Chronic radiation otitis externa
  • Chronic radiation sickness
  • Dehydration due to radiation
  • Dehydration secondary to radiation
  • Dental caries due to radiation
  • Disorder due to exposure to ionizing radiation
  • Effect of radiation therapy
  • EFFECT OF RADIATION THERAPY (disorder)
  • Effects of occupational exposure to radiation
  • Environmental exposure of radiation to thyroid
  • Environmental exposure of radiation to thyroid (event)
  • Environmental radiation exposure, thyroid
  • Esophagitis due to radiation therapy
  • Exposure of member of staff to radiation from diagnostic medical isotopes
  • Exposure of patient to medical diagnostic X-ray
  • Exposure to ionizing radiation from geological sources
  • Exposure to ionizing radiation in nuclear fuel processing
  • Exposure to radiation from nuclear reactor
  • Exposure to radiation from nuclear reactor because of failure of containment
  • Exposure to radiation from nuclear reactor because of meltdown
  • Exposure to radiation from nuclear reactor because of reactor malfunction
  • Generalized enamel hypoplasia associated with radiation therapy
  • Immunodeficiency secondary to radiation therapy
  • Injury due to exposure to ionizing radiation
  • Myocarditis due to radiation
  • Necrosis due to ionizing radiation
  • Oligospermia due to radiation
  • Oligozoospermia due to radiation
  • Overdose of radiation in therapy
  • Overexposure to artificially accelerated beams of ionized particles generated by betatrons
  • Overexposure to artificially accelerated beams of ionized particles generated by synchrotrons
  • Perforating inflammation of rectum due to radiation (disorder)
  • Perforating radiation proctitis
  • Phototherapy complication
  • Phototherapy skin rash
  • Poikiloderma due to heat of infra-red radiation
  • Post-radiation stricture of intestine
  • Post-radiotherapy laryngeal edema
  • Post-radiotherapy telangiectasis of vocal cord
  • Proctitis perforation due to irradiation
  • Radiation chimera
  • Radiation esophagitis
  • Radiation exposure of thyroid gland
  • Radiation hepatitis
  • Radiation induced dental caries
  • Radiation induced esophagitis
  • Radiation induced proctitis
  • Radiation induced proctitis (rectal inflammation)
  • Radiation induced proctitis perforation
  • Radiation induced ulcerative mucositis
  • Radiation injury of bone
  • Radiation injury of bone marrow
  • Radiation nephritis
  • Radiation proctitis
  • Radiation recall reaction due to cytotoxic therapy
  • Radiation recall syndrome
  • Radiation sickness
  • Radiation therapy complication
  • Radiation-induced nausea and vomiting
  • Radiation-induced skin malignancy
  • Radiation-induced xerostomia
  • Radionecrosis
  • Short stature due to radiation therapy
  • Subacute radiation sickness
  • Ulcerative mucositis due to radiation
990 Excludes
  • specified adverse effects of radiation. Such conditions are to be classified according to the nature of the adverse effect, as:
  • [The type of radiation giving rise to the adverse effect may be identified by use of the E codes.]
Applies To
  • Complication of:
    • phototherapy
    • radiation therapy
  • Radiation sickness
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 990:
  • Complications
    • phototherapy 990
    • radiation 990
    • radiotherapy 990
  • Effect, adverse NEC
    • cobalt, radioactive (see also Effect, adverse, radioactive substance) 990
    • fallout (radioactive) NEC 990
    • fluoroscopy NEC 990
    • implantation (removable) of isotope or radium NEC 990
    • infrared (radiation) (rays) NEC 990
      • burn - see Burn, by site
      • dermatitis or eczema 692.82
    • ingestion or injection of isotope (therapeutic) NEC 990
    • irradiation NEC (see also Effect, adverse, radiation) 990
    • isotope (radioactive) NEC 990
    • mesothorium NEC 990
    • polonium NEC 990
    • radiation (diagnostic) (fallout) (infrared) (natural source) (therapeutic) (tracer) (ultraviolet) (x-ray) NEC 990
      • with pulmonary manifestations
      • dermatitis or eczema 692.82
        • due to sun NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
      • fibrosis of lungs 508.1
      • maternal with suspected damage to fetus affecting management of pregnancy 655.6
      • pneumonitis 508.0
    • radioactive substance NEC 990
    • radioactivity NEC 990
    • radiotherapy NEC 990
    • radium NEC 990
    • roentgenography NEC 990
    • roentgenoscopy NEC 990
    • roentgen rays NEC 990
    • teletherapy NEC 990
    • ultraviolet (radiation) (rays) NEC 990
      • burn - see also Burn, by site
        • from sun (see also Sunburn) 692.71
      • dermatitis or eczema 692.82
        • due to sun NEC (see also Dermatitis, due to, sun) 692.70
    • uranium NEC 990
    • working environment V62.1
      • x-rays NEC 990
      • dermatitis or eczema 692.82
  • Fallout, radioactive (adverse effect) NEC 990
  • Injury 959.9
    • cathode ray 990
    • infrared rays NEC 990
    • radiation NEC 990
    • radioactive substance or radium NEC 990
    • roentgen rays NEC 990
    • ultraviolet rays NEC 990
    • x-ray NEC 990
  • Irradiation
    • effects, adverse 990
  • Lesion(s)
    • radiation NEC 990
    • radium NEC 990
    • x-ray NEC 990
  • Misadventure (prophylactic) (therapeutic) (see also Complications) 999.9
    • radiation NEC 990
    • radiotherapy NEC 990
  • Sickness
    • radiation NEC 990
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • postirradiation 990
  • Teletherapy, adverse effect NEC 990
  • X-ray
    • effects, adverse, NEC 990
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