ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for sickness
Choose a code from the options below based on the documentation.
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Sickness”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding sickness
The official ICD-10-CM index doesn't give a single default code for sickness; the code depends on the details below.
More specific sickness codes (official index)
- air (travel) T75.3 — Motion sickness
- airplane T75.3 — Motion sickness
- alpine T70.29 — Other effects of high altitude
- altitude T70.20 — Unspecified effects of high altitude
- Andes T70.29 — Other effects of high altitude
- aviator's T70.29 — Other effects of high altitude
- balloon T70.29 — Other effects of high altitude
- car T75.3 — Motion sickness
- compressed air T70.3 — Caisson disease [decompression sickness]
- decompression T70.3 — Caisson disease [decompression sickness]
- green D50.8 — Other iron deficiency anemias
- milk
- motion T75.3 — Motion sickness
- mountain T70.29 — Other effects of high altitude
- acute D75.1 — Secondary polycythemia
- protein T80.69 — Other serum reaction due to other serum
- radiation T66 — Radiation sickness, unspecified
- roundabout (motion) T75.3 — Motion sickness
- sea T75.3 — Motion sickness
- serum NEC T80.69 — Other serum reaction due to other serum
- sleeping (African) B56.9 — African trypanosomiasis, unspecified
- by Trypanosoma B56.9 — African trypanosomiasis, unspecified
- brucei
- gambiense B56.0 — Gambiense trypanosomiasis
- rhodesiense B56.1 — Rhodesiense trypanosomiasis
- East African B56.1 — Rhodesiense trypanosomiasis
- Gambian B56.0 — Gambiense trypanosomiasis
- Rhodesian B56.1 — Rhodesiense trypanosomiasis
- West African B56.0 — Gambiense trypanosomiasis
- swing (motion) T75.3 — Motion sickness
- train (railway) (travel) T75.3 — Motion sickness
- travel (any vehicle) T75.3 — Motion sickness
Common questions about sickness ICD-10 codes
What is the ICD-10 code for air sickness?
- T75.3 — Motion sickness (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for airplane sickness?
- T75.3 — Motion sickness (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for alpine sickness?
- T70.29 — Other effects of high altitude (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for altitude sickness?
- T70.20 — Unspecified effects of high altitude (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for andes sickness?
- T70.29 — Other effects of high altitude (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for aviator's sickness?
- T70.29 — Other effects of high altitude (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for balloon sickness?
- T70.29 — Other effects of high altitude (header code; choose a more specific subcode).