T69 Other effects of reduced temperature

Category / Non-billable header 12 subcodes

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

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • 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)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
T69..0 Immersion hand and foot No
T69..01 Immersion hand No
T69..011 Immersion hand, right hand No
T69..012 Immersion hand, left hand No
T69..019 Immersion hand, unspecified hand No
T69..02 Immersion foot No
T69..021 Immersion foot, right foot No
T69..022 Immersion foot, left foot No
T69..029 Immersion foot, unspecified foot No
T69..1 Chilblains No
T69..8 Other specified effects of reduced temperature No
T69..9 Effect of reduced temperature, unspecified No

Last reviewed: September 2026