ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

T68.XXXS

Hypothermia, sequela

Release: FY 2027
Effective: October 1, 2026

Official source

Hierarchy

Where T68.XXXS sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

T68 Parent Hypothermia
T68.XXXS This code Hypothermia, sequela

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes1

hypothermia following anesthesia ( T88.51 )

Inherited from T68 — Hypothermia

Excludes1

hypothermia not associated with low environmental temperature ( R68.0 )

Inherited from T68 — Hypothermia

Excludes1

hypothermia of newborn ( P80 .-)

Inherited from T68 — Hypothermia

Excludes2

frostbite (T33-T34)

Inherited from T68 — Hypothermia

Use Additional Code

code to identify source of exposure:

Inherited from T68 — Hypothermia

Use Additional Code

Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin ( W93 )

Inherited from T68 — Hypothermia

Use Additional Code

Exposure to excessive cold of natural origin ( X31 )

Inherited from T68 — Hypothermia

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code T68

Inherited from T68 — Hypothermia

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from T68 — Hypothermia

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from T68 — Hypothermia

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from T68 — Hypothermia

Version History

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

FY 2027 Effective October 1, 2026
Current

Hypothermia, sequela
FY 2026 Effective October 1, 2025
Unchanged

Hypothermia, sequela

Other codes under 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: October 1, 2026
Source file: icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

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

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