2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

T68 Hypothermia

Non-billable
2016–2025

T68 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Hypothermia.

Inclusion term

Accidental hypothermia
Hypothermia NOS

Use additional code

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)

Seventh character note

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to code T68

Seventh character extensions

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Codes

Versions

2025
No changes
2024
No changes
2023
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2022
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2021
No changes
2020
No changes
2019
No changes
2018
No changes
2017
No changes
2016
New code