T68 HYPOTHERMIA

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: T68

Short Description: Hypothermia

Long Description: Hypothermia

The code T68 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T88)
- Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)
  - Hypothermia (T68)
    - T68 Hypothermia

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

The code T68 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Inclusion Terms:
- Accidental hypothermia
- Hypothermia NOS
7th Characters:
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code @T68*
Type 1 Excludes Notes:
- hypothermia following anesthesia (@T88.51*)
- hypothermia not associated with low environmental temperature (@R68.0*)
- hypothermia of newborn (@P80*.-)
Type 2 Excludes Notes:
- frostbite (@T33*-@T34*)

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
T68.XXXA	Hypothermia, initial encounter
T68.XXXD	Hypothermia, subsequent encounter
T68.XXXS	Hypothermia, sequela

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