T69.8XXS ICD-10-CM Code: Other specified effects of reduced temperature, sequela
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)
MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0 (FY2026), Appendix B.
- MS-DRG 922 — OTHER INJURY, POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC (MDC 21)
- MS-DRG 923 — OTHER INJURY, POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECT DIAGNOSES WITHOUT MCC (MDC 21)
A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.
Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for T69.8XXS in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- frostbite (T33-T34)
Code Also
Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.
- Code also, if applicable, place of occurrence, such as:
- highway rest stop (Y92.523)
- school (private) (public) (state) as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.21-)
- service areas as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.52-)
- single-family non-institutional (private) house as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.01-)
- transport vehicle as the place of occurrence of the external cause (Y92.81-)
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- Use additional code to identify source of exposure:
- Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin (W93)
- Exposure to excessive cold of natural origin (X31)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Does T69.8XXS require a 7th character?
Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T69.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to T69.8XXS in its code family, with their registry titles.
- T69.1XXA — Chilblains, initial encounter
- T69.1XXD — Chilblains, subsequent encounter
- T69.1XXS — Chilblains, sequela
- T69.8 — Other specified effects of reduced temperature
- T69.8XXA — Other specified effects of reduced temperature, initial encounter
- T69.8XXD — Other specified effects of reduced temperature, subsequent encounter
- T69.9 — Effect of reduced temperature, unspecified
- T69.9XXA — Effect of reduced temperature, unspecified, initial encounter
- T69.9XXD — Effect of reduced temperature, unspecified, subsequent encounter
- T69.9XXS — Effect of reduced temperature, unspecified, sequela