T68.XXXD

Hypothermia, subsequent encounter

Billable / specificPOA exempt

T68.XXXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from T68)

  • Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • hypothermia following anesthesia (T88.51) (from T68)
  • hypothermia not associated with low environmental temperature (R68.0) (from T68)
  • hypothermia of newborn (P80.-) (from T68)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from T68)
  • code to identify source of exposure: (from T68)
  • Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin (W93) (from T68)
  • Exposure to excessive cold of natural origin (X31) (from T68)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • , if applicable, place of occurrence, such as: (from T68)
  • highway rest stop (Y92.523) (from T68)
  • school (private) (public) (state) as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.21-) (from T68)
  • service areas as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.52-) (from T68)
  • single-family non-institutional (private) house as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.01-) (from T68)
  • transport vehicle as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.81-) (from T68)

7th character

The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at T68). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Parent code

  • T68HypothermiaNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • T68.XXXAHypothermia, initial encounterBillable
  • T68.XXXSHypothermia, sequelaBillable

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