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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 991.8
Other specified effects of reduced temperature
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Effect reduced temp NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 991.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 991.8 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 991.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 991.8: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 991.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM T69.8XXA Other specified effects of reduced temperature, initial encounter
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 991.8:
  • Cold 460
    • effects of 991.9
      • specified effect NEC 991.8
    • excessive 991.9
      • specified effect NEC 991.8
    • exhaustion from 991.8
    • exposure to 991.9
      • specified effect NEC 991.8
  • Effect, adverse NEC
    • cold (temperature) (weather) 991.9
      • chilblains 991.5
      • frostbite - see Frostbite
      • specified effect NEC 991.8
    • reduced temperature 991.9
      • frostbite - see Frostbite
      • immersion, foot (hand) 991.4
      • specified effect NEC 991.8
  • Excess, excessive, excessively
    • cold 991.9
      • specified effect NEC 991.8
  • Exhaustion, exhaustive (physical NEC) 780.79
  • Exposure (suspected) 994.9
    • cold 991.9
      • specified effect NEC 991.8
  • Freezing 991.9
    • specified effect NEC 991.8
  • Temperature
    • cold, trauma from 991.9
      • newborn 778.2
      • specified effect NEC 991.8
  • Weather, weathered
    • effects of
      • cold NEC 991.9
        • specified effect NEC 991.8
      • hot (see also Heat) 992.9
 991.6 ICD9Data.com 991.9 
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