T68.XXXA HYPOTHERMIA, INITIAL ENCOUNTER

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: T68.XXXA
  • Short Description: Hypothermia, initial encounter
  • Long Description: Hypothermia, initial encounter
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code T68.XXXA is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Accidental hypothermia in elderly person
  • Body temperature below reference range
  • Effects of exposure to extreme temperature
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothermia - accidental
  • Hypothermia - accidental
  • Hypothermia - accidental
  • Hypothermia caused by cold environment
  • Immersion hypothermia
  • Thrombocytopenia due to hypothermia
  • Unplanned perioperative hypothermia

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code T68.XXXA is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Other Injury, Poisoning And Toxic Effect Diagnoses With Mcc (922)
  2. Other Injury, Poisoning And Toxic Effect Diagnoses Without Mcc (923)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
T68.XXXA Right Arrow 991.6 Hypothermia
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
T68 Hypothermia
T68.XXXD Hypothermia, subsequent encounter
T68.XXXS Hypothermia, sequela
This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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