T68 — Hypothermia
Part of Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes , block Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78) .
Official Notes
Inclusion Terms
Accidental hypothermia
Inclusion Terms
Hypothermia NOS
Use Additional Code
code to identify source of exposure:
Use Additional Code
Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin ( W93 )
Use Additional Code
Exposure to excessive cold of natural origin ( X31 )
Excludes1
hypothermia following anesthesia ( T88.51 )
Excludes1
hypothermia not associated with low environmental temperature ( R68.0 )
Excludes1
hypothermia of newborn ( P80 .-)
Excludes2
frostbite (T33-T34)
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code T68
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
Child Codes
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite T68.
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