W94.11 Exposure to residence or prolonged visit at high altitude

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from W94 Exposure to high and low air pressure and changes in air pressure

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W94

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Code annotations containing back-references to W94.11

Back-references to W94

• Type 1 Excludes: V97.8 Other air transport accidents, not elsewhere classified ("exposure to changes in air pressure during ascent or descent (W94.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: W16 Fall, jump or diving into water ("effects of air pressure from diving (W94.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for W94.11

• Air › pressure › low, prolonged › due to residence or long visit at high altitude
• Alpine sickness
• Altitude sickness
• Andes disease
• Disease › Andes
• Disease › range
• Mountain sickness
• Prolonged › stay in › high altitude as cause of anoxia, barodontalgia, barotitis or hypoxia
• Range disease
• Sickness › alpine
• Sickness › mountain

Nearby codes

• W94.0 Exposure to prolonged high air pressure
• W94.0XXA Exposure to prolonged high air pressure, initial encounter
• W94.0XXD Exposure to prolonged high air pressure, subsequent encounter
• W94.0XXS Exposure to prolonged high air pressure, sequela
• W94.1 Exposure to prolonged low air pressure
• W94.11 Exposure to residence or prolonged visit at high altitude (this code)
• W94.11XA Exposure to residence or prolonged visit at high altitude, initial encounter
• W94.11XD Exposure to residence or prolonged visit at high altitude, subsequent encounter
• W94.11XS Exposure to residence or prolonged visit at high altitude, sequela
• W94.12 Exposure to other prolonged low air pressure
• W94.12XA Exposure to other prolonged low air pressure, initial encounter