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Specific code 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code E902.0
Accident due to residence or prolonged visit at high altitude
  • Short description: HIGH ALTITUDE RESIDENCE.
  • ICD-9-CM E902.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, E902.0 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).
  • E902.0 describes the circumstance causing an injury, not the nature of the injury.
  • You are viewing the 2007 version of ICD-9-CM E902.0.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM E902.0: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: E902.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM W94.11XA Exposure to residence or prolonged visit at high altitude, initial encounter
Applies To
  • Residence or prolonged visit at high altitude as the cause of:
    • Acosta syndrome
    • Alpine sickness
    • altitude sickness
    • Andes disease
    • anoxia, hypoxia
    • barotitis, barodontalgia, barosinusitis, otitic barotrauma
    • hypobarism, hypobaropathy
    • mountain sickness
    • range disease
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