ICD-9-CM 990
CMS Source: final ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

990 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for effects of radiation, unspecified. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. Under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings, its ICD-10-CM replacement is T66.XXXA (Radiation sickness, unspecified, initial encounter), flagged as an approximate match.

Code Identity

ICD-9-CM Code
990
Valid for Submission
No — Legacy Code
Code Describes
Effects of radiation, unspecified
Short Description
Effects radiation NOS
Parent Block
990 Effects of radiation, unspecified
ICD-10-CM Replacement
T66.XXXA (approximate)

Convert 990 to ICD-10-CM

Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 990 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.

ICD-10-CM
T66.XXXA Radiation sickness, unspecified, initial encounter
Approximate The match is approximate rather than exact.

Approximate Synonyms

Alternate clinical terms that were indexed to 990:

  • Acute effect of ultraviolet radiation on normal skin
  • Acute radiation colitis
  • Acute radiation disease
  • Acute radiation enteritis
  • Acute radiation nephritis
  • Acute radiation otitis externa
  • Adverse effect of radiation therapy
  • Chronic radiation nephritis
  • Chronic radiation otitis externa
  • Chronic radiation sickness
  • Disorder due to exposure to ionizing radiation
  • Effects of occupational exposure to radiation
  • Exposure of member of staff to radiation from diagnostic medical isotopes
  • Exposure of patient to medical diagnostic X-ray
  • Exposure to ionizing radiation from geological sources
  • Exposure to ionizing radiation in nuclear fuel processing
  • Exposure to radiation from nuclear reactor
  • Exposure to radiation from nuclear reactor because of failure of containment
  • Exposure to radiation from nuclear reactor because of meltdown
  • Exposure to radiation from nuclear reactor because of reactor malfunction
  • Generalized enamel hypoplasia associated with radiation therapy
  • Immunodeficiency secondary to radiation therapy
  • Injury due to exposure to ionizing radiation
  • Myocarditis due to radiation
  • Overdose of radiation in therapy
  • Overexposure to artificially accelerated beams of ionized particles generated by betatrons
  • Overexposure to artificially accelerated beams of ionized particles generated by synchrotrons
  • Phototherapy complication
  • Phototherapy skin rash
  • Poikiloderma due to heat of infra-red radiation
  • Post-radiation stricture of intestine
  • Post-radiotherapy laryngeal edema
  • Post-radiotherapy telangiectasis of vocal cord
  • Radiation chimera
  • Radiation hepatitis
  • Radiation injury of bone
  • Radiation injury of bone marrow
  • Radiation nephritis
  • Radiation recall reaction due to cytotoxic therapy
  • Radiation recall syndrome
  • Radiation sickness
  • Radiation therapy complication
  • Radiation-induced nausea and vomiting
  • Radiation-induced skin malignancy
  • Radiation-induced xerostomia
  • Subacute radiation sickness

Index of Diseases References

Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 990. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.

  • Complications
    • phototherapy 990
    • radiation 990
    • radiotherapy 990
  • Effect adverse NEC
    • cobalt radioactive SEE ALSO Effect adverse radioactive substance 990
    • fallout radioactive NEC 990
    • fluoroscopy NEC 990
    • implantation removable of isotope or radium NEC 990
    • infrared radiation rays NEC 990
      • burn see Burn by site
    • ingestion or injection of isotope therapeutic NEC 990
    • irradiation NEC SEE ALSO Effect adverse radiation 990
    • isotope radioactive NEC 990
    • mesothorium NEC 990
    • polonium NEC 990
    • radiation diagnostic fallout infrared natural source therapeutic tracer ultraviolet x ray NEC 990
      • with pulmonary manifestations
      • dermatitis or eczema 692.82
        • due to sun NEC SEE ALSO Dermatitis due to sun 692.70
      • maternal with suspected damage to fetus affecting management of pregnancy 655.6
    • radioactive substance NEC 990
    • radioactivity NEC 990
    • radiotherapy NEC 990
    • radium NEC 990
    • roentgenography NEC 990
    • roentgenoscopy NEC 990
    • roentgen rays NEC 990
    • teletherapy NEC 990
    • ultraviolet radiation rays NEC 990
      • burn SEE ALSO Burn by site
        • from sun SEE ALSO Sunburn 692.71
      • dermatitis or eczema 692.82
        • due to sun NEC SEE ALSO Dermatitis due to sun 692.70
    • uranium NEC 990
    • working environment V62.1
      • x rays NEC 990
  • Fallout radioactive adverse effect NEC 990
  • Injury 959.9
    • cathode ray 990
    • infrared rays NEC 990
    • radiation NEC 990
    • radioactive substance or radium NEC 990
    • roentgen rays NEC 990
    • ultraviolet rays NEC 990
    • x ray NEC 990
  • Irradiation
    • effects adverse 990
  • Late SEE ALSO condition
    • effect s of SEE ALSO condition
      • radiation conditions classifiable to 990 909.2
  • Lesion s
    • radiation NEC 990
    • radium NEC 990
    • x ray NEC 990
  • Leukemia leukemic congenital M9800 3 208.9
  • Mast cell
  • Mesenchymoma M8990 1 SEE ALSO Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue uncertain behavior
    • benign M8990 0 see Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue benign
    • malignant M8990 3 see Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue malignant
  • Misadventure prophylactic therapeutic SEE ALSO Complications 999.9
    • radiation NEC 990
    • radiotherapy NEC 990
  • Sarcoma M8800 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue malignant
    • mesenchymal M8800 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue malignant
      • mixed M8990 3 see Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue malignant
  • Sickness
    • radiation NEC 990
  • Syndrome SEE ALSO Disease
    • postirradiation 990
  • Teletherapy adverse effect NEC 990
  • Tumor M8000 1 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site unspecified nature
    • mesenchymal
      • mixed M8990 1 see Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue uncertain behavior
  • X ray
    • effects adverse NEC 990

Information for Patients

Radiation Exposure

Radiation is energy. It travels in the form of energy waves or high-speed particles. Radiation can occur naturally or be man-made. There are two types:

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Questions About 990

Is 990 (effects of radiation, unspecified) still a valid code?

No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes, such as its replacement T66.XXXA.

What is the ICD-10 replacement for 990?

The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code to ICD-10-CM T66.XXXA (Radiation sickness, unspecified, initial encounter). The match is flagged as approximate, so confirm it against the clinical documentation before use.

What did 990 mean?

In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described effects of radiation, unspecified. It sat in block 990 Effects of radiation, unspecified under Injury and poisoning (800–999).