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ICD-10: T68

Hypothermia

Clinical Information

Inclusion Terms

  • Hypothermia NOS
  • Accidental hypothermia

Coding Guidelines

Use Additional Code

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

Excludes 1

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

Excludes 2

  • frostbite (T33-T34)

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