W94.11⚠ Requires 7th Character
Exposure to residence or prolonged visit at high altitude
⚠ 7th Character Required
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Sub-codes of W94.11(3)
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Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)
These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to W94.11 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
Air, pressure, low, prolonged, due to residence or long visit at high altitudeAlpine sicknessAltitude sicknessAndes diseaseDisease, AndesDisease, rangeMountain sicknessProlonged, stay in, high altitude as cause of anoxia, barodontalgia, barotitis or hypoxiaRange diseaseSickness, alpineSickness, mountain
Code Hierarchy
┌20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)├W85-W99Exposure to electric current, radiation and extreme ambient air temperature and pressure (W85-W99)├W94Exposure to high and low air pressure and changes in air pressure
└W94.11Exposure to residence or prolonged visit at high altitude
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