ICD-10 CM Code T68
T68
Hypothermia
Inclusion Term
- Accidental hypothermia
- Hypothermia NOS
Excludes Type 1
- hypothermia following anesthesia (T88.51)
- hypothermia not associated with low environmental temperature (R68.0)
- hypothermia of newborn (P80.-)
Excludes Type 2
- frostbite (T33-T34)
7th Character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code T68
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
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