ICD-9-CM 995.86 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 995.86 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).
2015/16 ICD-10-CM T88.3XXA Malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
Malignant hyperpyrexia due to anesthesia
Malignant hyperpyrexia due to anesthetic
Malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia
Clinical Information
A rare disorder characterized by rapid rise of the body temperature, accompanied by rhabdomyolysis and, if untreated, by collapse and death. It occurs in susceptible individuals who receive certain drugs for general anesthesia, gas anesthetics, or succinylcholine. It may be inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern
Rapid and excessive rise of temperature accompanied by muscular rigidity following general anesthesia
Usually inherited reaction to general anesthesia manifested as a sudden, rapid rise in temperature, hypermetabolism, and skeletal muscle rigidity; mutation is in the calcium release channel of skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum