Diagnosis Code

T68.XXXS HYPOTHERMIA, SEQUELA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: T68.XXXS

Short Description: Hypothermia, sequela

Long Description: Hypothermia, sequela

The code T68.XXXS is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T88)
    • Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)
      • Hypothermia (T68)
        • T68.XXXS Hypothermia, sequela

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Accidental hypothermia in elderly person
  • Body temperature below reference range
  • Effects of exposure to extreme temperature
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothermia
  • Hypothermia - accidental
  • Hypothermia - accidental
  • Hypothermia - accidental
  • Hypothermia due to cold environment
  • Immersion hypothermia
  • Thrombocytopenia due to hypothermia
  • Unplanned perioperative hypothermia

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code T68.XXXS is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Injury, Poisoning And Toxic Effect Diagnoses With Mcc (922)
  • Other Injury, Poisoning And Toxic Effect Diagnoses Without Mcc (923)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
T68.XXXS Right Arrow 909.4 Late eff cert ext cause

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
T68 Hypothermia
T68.XXXA Hypothermia, initial encounter
T68.XXXD Hypothermia, subsequent encounter


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023