`T67.4` Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

Heat prostration due to salt (and water) depletion

Applies from T67 Effects of heat and light

Excludes1 (never code together)

erythema [dermatitis] ab igne (L59.0)
malignant hyperpyrexia due to anesthesia (T88.3)
radiation-related disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L55-L59)

Excludes2 (not included here)

burns (T20-T31)
sunburn (L55.-)
sweat disorder due to heat (L74-L75)

7th character note

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T67

7th character required

A — initial encounter
D — subsequent encounter
S — sequela

Code annotations containing back-references to T67.4

Back-references to T67.4

Type 1 Excludes: T67.3 Heat exhaustion, anhydrotic ("heat exhaustion due to salt depletion (T67.4)")

Back-references to T67

Type 1 Excludes: R53.8 Other malaise and fatigue ("exhaustion and fatigue due to heat (T67.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for T67.4

Depletion › salt or sodium › causing heat exhaustion or prostration
Exhaustion, exhaustive (physical NEC) › heat › due to › salt depletion
Heat (effects) › exhaustion › due to › salt (and water) depletion
Heat (effects) › exhaustion › due to › water depletion › with salt depletion
Prostration › heat › due to › salt (and water) depletion
Syndrome › salt › depletion › due to heat NEC › causing heat exhaustion or prostration

Nearby codes

T67.2XXS Heat cramp, sequela
T67.3 Heat exhaustion, anhydrotic
T67.3XXA Heat exhaustion, anhydrotic, initial encounter
T67.3XXD Heat exhaustion, anhydrotic, subsequent encounter
T67.3XXS Heat exhaustion, anhydrotic, sequela
T67.4 Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion (this code)
T67.4XXA Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion, initial encounter
T67.4XXD Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion, subsequent encounter
T67.4XXS Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion, sequela
T67.5 Heat exhaustion, unspecified
T67.5XXA Heat exhaustion, unspecified, initial encounter