Exposure to electric current, radiation and extreme ambient air temperature and pressure - W85-W99
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- exposure to:
- failure in dosage of radiation or temperature during surgical and medical care (Y63.2-Y63.5)
- lightning (T75.0-)
- natural cold (X31)
- natural heat (X30)
- natural radiation NOS (X39)
- radiological procedure and radiotherapy (Y84.2)
- sunlight (X32)
These ranges represents Categories of Exposure to electric current, radiation and extreme ambient air temperature and pressure. The "W85-W99" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad section.
Codes:
- W85 - Exposure to electric transmission lines
- W86 - Exposure to other specified electric current
- W88 - Exposure to ionizing radiation
- W89 - Exposure to man-made visible and ultraviolet light
- W90 - Exposure to other nonionizing radiation
- W92 - Exposure to excessive heat of man-made origin
- W93 - Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin
- W94 - Exposure to high and low air pressure and changes in air pressure
- W99 - Exposure to other man-made environmental factors