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T68 - Hypothermia


The ICD 10 Code for Hypothermia is listed as T68.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: T68
Description: Hypothermia
  • Accidental hypothermia
  • Hypothermia NOS
  • 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)
  • Excludes1: hypothermia following anesthesia (T88.51)
  • hypothermia not associated with low environmental temperature (R68.0)
  • hypothermia of newborn (P80.-)
  • Excludes2: frostbite (T33-T34)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code T68
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)