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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W94.11
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W94.11
Exposure to residence or prolonged visit at high altitude
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- W94.11 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM W94.11 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of W94.11 - other international versions of ICD-10 W94.11 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- W94.11 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
The following code(s) above
W94.11 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
W94.11:
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- Air
- pressure
- low, prolonged W94.12
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code W94.12
Exposure to other prolonged low air pressure
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- due to residence or long visit at high altitude W94.11
- Alpine sickness W94.11
- Altitude sickness W94.11
- Andes disease W94.11
- Disease
- Andes W94.11
- range W94.11
- Mountain sickness W94.11
- Prolonged
- stay in
- high altitude as cause of anoxia, barodontalgia, barotitis or hypoxia W94.11
- Range disease W94.11
- Sickness
- alpine W94.11
- mountain W94.11
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To W94.11
W93.8 Exposure to other excessive cold of man-made origin
W94 Exposure to high and low air pressure and changes in air pressure
W94.0 Exposure to prolonged high air pressure
W94.1 Exposure to prolonged low air pressure
W94.11
Exposure to residence or prolonged visit at high altitude
W94.12 Exposure to other prolonged low air pressure
W94.2 Exposure to rapid changes in air pressure during ascent
W94.21 Exposure to reduction in atmospheric pressure while surfacing from deep-water diving
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.