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T68

Hypothermia

Non-billableCategory

Chapter: 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: T66-T78 - Other and unspecified effects of external causes

7th Character Required

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

A - initial encounter

D - subsequent encounter

S - sequela

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Accidental hypothermia
  • Hypothermia NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with T68

  • T88.51 - hypothermia following anesthesia (T88.51)
  • R68.0 - hypothermia not associated with low environmental temperature (R68.0)
  • hypothermia of newborn (P80.-)

Excludes2 (Not Included Here)

These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify source of exposure:
  • Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin (W93)
  • Exposure to excessive cold of natural origin (X31)

Specific Codes (3)

T68.XXXABillable

Hypothermia, initial encounter

T68.XXXDBillable

Hypothermia, subsequent encounter

T68.XXXSBillable

Hypothermia, sequela

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