T69.8 Other specified effects of reduced temperature

The ICD-10-CM code for Other specified effects of reduced temperature is T69.8 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Chapter

19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section

T66-T78: Other and unspecified effects of external causes (T66-T78)

Category T69

13 codes (9 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to T69.8:

• Chapping skin
• Cold › exhaustion from
• Effect, adverse › reduced temperature › specified effect NEC
• Effect, adverse › cold (temperature) (weather) › specified effect NEC
• Cold › effects of › specified effect NEC
• Cold › exposure to › specified effect NEC
• Excess, excessive, excessively › cold, effects of › specified effect NEC
• Cold › excessive, effects of › specified effect NEC

Official Coding Guidelines

Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

injury is to the blood vessels or nerves, that injury should be sequenced first.

Do not assign injury codes for iatrogenic injuries; code complication

3) Iatrogenic injuries Injury codes from Chapter 19 should not be assigned for injuries that occur during, or as a result of, a medical intervention. Assign the appropriate complication code(s).

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool