All ICD10 Codes

W93

Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

W85-W99 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • exposure to:
  • failure in dosage of radiation or temperature during surgical and medical care (Y63.2-Y63.5)
  • lightning (T75.0-)
  • natural cold (X31)
  • natural heat (X30)
  • natural radiation NOS (X39)
  • radiological procedure and radiotherapy (Y84.2)
  • sunlight (X32)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH20External causes of morbidity (V00-Y99)
W85-W99Exposure to electric current, radiation and extreme ambient air temperature and pressure (W85-W99)
W93Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin
W93.0Contact with or inhalation of dry ice
W93.1Contact with or inhalation of liquid air
W93.2Prolonged exposure in deep freeze unit or refrigerator
W93.8Exposure to other excessive cold of man-made origin

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to W93:

blockW85-W99
Exposure to electric current, radiation and extreme ambient air temperature and pressure (W85-W99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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