ICD-10-CM T68 is the diagnosis code for Hypothermia. This code falls under the section "Other and unspecified effects of external causes" within Chapter 19 â Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as T68. They are mutually exclusive:
The following conditions are not included in T68. If the patient has both, code each condition separately:
Understanding where T68 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, T68 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
T68 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Hypothermia". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
T68 is located in Section T66-T78 â "Other and unspecified effects of external causes" within Chapter 19 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use T68 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Hypothermia" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Hypothermia is T68.
Yes, T68 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
T68 is in Chapter 19 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for T68 include: hypothermia following anesthesia (T88.51); hypothermia not associated with low environmental temperature (R68.0); hypothermia of newborn (P80.-).
Yes, T68 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.