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T68 – Hypothermia

Overview

Coding Notes

Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Additional

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

Type 1 Excludes

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

Tyoe 2 Excludes

frostbite (T33-T34)

Applicable To

Accidental hypothermia
Hypothermia NOS

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Hypothermia (accidental) T68
low environmental temperature T68
Subnormal, subnormality
temperature (accidental) T68

Sibling Codes

Toxic effect of pesticides
Toxic effect of noxious substances eaten as seafood
Toxic effect of other noxious substances eaten as food
Toxic effect of contact with venomous animals and plants
Toxic effect of aflatoxin and other mycotoxin food contaminants
Toxic effect of other and unspecified substances
Radiation sickness, unspecified
Effects of heat and light
Other effects of reduced temperature

View in Tabular

Code Title
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
T66-T78 Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)
T68 Hypothermia
Use Additional
code to identify source of exposure:
Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin (W93)
Exposure to excessive cold of natural origin (X31)

Type 1 Excludes
hypothermia following anesthesia (T88.51)
hypothermia not associated with low environmental temperature (R68.0)
hypothermia of newborn (P80.-)

Type 2 Excludes
frostbite (T33-T34)

Applicable to
Accidental hypothermia
Hypothermia NOS