T69.8XXA Other specified effects of reduced temperature, init encntr
Instructional Notes:
T69.8XXA Description: Other specified effects of reduced temperature, init encntr ↓
T69.8 Description: Other specified effects of reduced temperature ↓
T69 Description: Other effects of reduced temperature Exclude2:
frostbite (T33-T34)
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)
↓
T66-T78 Description: Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78) ↓
S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
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
Use Additional Code:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)