T88.51 — Hypothermia following anesthesia
Is T88.51 billable?
No — T88.51 is a non-billable header code. T88.51 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath T88.51.
T88.51 at a glance
| Code | T88.51 |
|---|---|
| Description | Hypothermia following anesthesia |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is T88.51 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to T88.51. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Hypothermia › due to anesthesia, anesthetic (accidental)
- Complication › anesthesia, anesthetic › hypothermia (s) (from) (of)
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside T88.51 to fully describe the condition. T88.51 is sequenced first.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Use additional code — inherited from T80-T88
Report an additional code alongside T88.51 to fully describe the condition. T88.51 is sequenced first.
Use additional code — inherited from T88.5
Report an additional code alongside T88.51 to fully describe the condition. T88.51 is sequenced first.
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T41.- with fifth or sixth character 5)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19
The conditions below are not part of T88.51, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T88.51 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T80-T88
The conditions below are not part of T88.51, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T88.51 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- any encounters with medical care for postprocedural conditions in which no complications are present, such as:
- artificial opening status (Z93.-)
- closure of external stoma (Z43.-)
- fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device (Z44.-)
- burns and corrosions from local applications and irradiation (T20-T32)
- complications of surgical procedures during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- mechanical complication of respirator [ventilator] (J95.850)
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4 or 6)
- postprocedural fever (R50.82)
- specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
- cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0)
- colostomy malfunction (K94.0-)
- disorders of fluid and electrolyte imbalance (E86-E87)
- functional disturbances following cardiac surgery (I97.0-I97.1)
- intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specified body systems (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95.6-, J95.7, K91.6-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)
- ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)
- postgastric surgery syndromes (K91.1)
- postlaminectomy syndrome NEC (M96.1)
- postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome (I97.2)
- postsurgical blind-loop syndrome (K91.2)
- ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T88
The conditions below are not part of T88.51, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T88.51 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- complication following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.-)
- complication following procedure NEC (T81.-)
- complications of anesthesia in labor and delivery (O74.-)
- complications of anesthesia in pregnancy (O29.-)
- complications of anesthesia in puerperium (O89.-)
- complications of devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
- complications of obstetric surgery and procedure (O75.4)
- dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments (L23.3, L24.4, L25.1, L27.0-L27.1)
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
- specified complications classified elsewhere
What codes fall under T88.51? (3)
How long has T88.51 existed?
T88.51 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.