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R68.0

Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature

Billable

Code Hierarchy

R68R68.0

Chapter: 18. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Section: R50-R69 - General symptoms and signs

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with R68.0

  • T68 - hypothermia NOS (accidental) (T68)
  • T88.51 - hypothermia due to anesthesia (T88.51)
  • T68 - hypothermia due to low environmental temperature (T68)
  • newborn hypothermia (P80.-)

Related Codes

R68.1Category

Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy

R68.2Billable

Dry mouth, unspecified

R68.3Billable

Clubbing of fingers

R68.8Category

Other general symptoms and signs

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