T69 - Other effects of reduced temperature
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)
Excludes 2:
-frostbite (T33-T34)
sevenChrNote:
-The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T69
sevenChrDef:
A - initial encounter
D - subsequent encounter
S - sequela
T69.0 - Immersion hand and foot
T69.01 - Immersion hand
T69.011 - Immersion hand, right hand
T69.012 - Immersion hand, left hand
T69.019 - Immersion hand, unspecified hand
T69.02 - Immersion foot
T69.021 - Immersion foot, right foot
T69.022 - Immersion foot, left foot
T69.029 - Immersion foot, unspecified foot
T69.1 - Chilblains
T69.8 - Other specified effects of reduced temperature
T69.9 - Effect of reduced temperature, unspecified