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R68.0 Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature

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R68.0 is the ICD-10 code for Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature. It is a four-character subcategory of R68 (Other general symptoms and signs), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block R50–R69 (General symptoms and signs) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVIII · R00–R99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What R68.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • hypothermia (due to)(of):
    • NOS (accidental) T68
    • anaesthesia T88.5
    • low environmental temperature T68
    • newborn P80.-

R68.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

R68.0Hypotermi som ej är förenad med låg temperatur i omgivningen

NorwayICD-10-NO

R68.0Hypotermi uten tilknytning til lav omgivelsestemperatur

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR680Hypotermi, som ikke skyldes kolde omgivelser

FinlandICD-10-FI

R68.0Hypotermia joka ei liity ympäristön alhaiseen lämpötilaan

GermanyICD-10-GM

R68.0Hypothermie, nicht in Verbindung mit niedriger Umgebungstemperatur

FranceICD-10-FR

R68.0Hypothermie, non associée à une baisse de la température ambiante

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R68.0hypothermie, niet verband houdend met lage omgevingstemperatuur

United StatesICD-10-CM

R68.0Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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