Diagnosis Code

X31.XXXA EXPOSURE TO EXCESSIVE NATURAL COLD, INITIAL ENCOUNTER


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: X31.XXXA

Short Description: Exposure to excessive natural cold, initial encounter

Long Description: Exposure to excessive natural cold, initial encounter

The code X31.XXXA is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)
    • Exposure to forces of nature (X30-X39)
      • Exposure to excessive natural cold (X31)
        • X31.XXXA Exposure to excessive natural cold, initial encounter

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Accident due to cold weather
  • Accident due to excessive cold
  • Accident due to excessive cold
  • Cold exposure
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothermia due to cold environment
  • Injury of unknown intent by extremes of cold
  • Thrombocytopenia due to hypothermia

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
X31.XXXA Right Arrow E901.0 Excessive cold: weather

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
X31 Exposure to excessive natural cold
X31.XXXD Exposure to excessive natural cold, subsequent encounter
X31.XXXS Exposure to excessive natural cold, sequela


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023