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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

T68

Hypothermia

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.

Inclusion Terms

Accidental hypothermia

Inclusion Terms

Hypothermia NOS

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)

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 )

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

More Specific Codes

3 codes under T68

Version History

How T68 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Hypothermia

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Hypothermia

Related Codes

Codes whose official notes reference T68

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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