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W93

Non-Billable
ChapterV00–Y99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin

Use a more specific code (2 billable, 2 non-billable)
W93.0Contact with or inhalation of dry icehas subcodesW93.1Contact with or inhalation of liquid airhas subcodesW93.2Prolonged exposure in deep freeze unit or refrigeratorW93.8Exposure to other excessive cold of man-made origin
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 20: External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99).

W85-W99 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • 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

BillableHas subcodes
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 originNot billable
W93.0Contact with or inhalation of dry iceSubcodes
W93.1Contact with or inhalation of liquid airSubcodes
W93.2Prolonged exposure in deep freeze unit or refrigeratorBillable
W93.8Exposure to other excessive cold of man-made originBillable

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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