Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin (W93)
Browse all the diagnosis codes used for exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin (w93). For easy navigation, the diagnosis codes are sorted in alphabetical order and grouped by sections. Each section is clearly marked with its description, and the corresponding three-digit code range. This format makes it simple to browse diagnosis codes in this chapter or section and find what you're looking for. We've also added green checkmark icons to label billable codes, and red warning icons for non-billable ones. This makes it easy to identify which codes can be billed.
Instructional Notations
7th Character Note
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category W93
7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y99)
Exposure to electric current, radiation and extreme ambient air temperature and pressure (W85-W99)
W93 Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin
W93.0 Contact with or inhalation of dry ice
W93.01 Contact with dry ice
- W93.01XA Contact with dry ice, initial encounter
- W93.01XD Contact with dry ice, subsequent encounter
- W93.01XS Contact with dry ice, sequela
W93.02 Inhalation of dry ice
- W93.02XA Inhalation of dry ice, initial encounter
- W93.02XD Inhalation of dry ice, subsequent encounter
- W93.02XS Inhalation of dry ice, sequela
W93.1 Contact with or inhalation of liquid air
W93.11 Contact with liquid air
- W93.11XA Contact with liquid air, initial encounter
- W93.11XD Contact with liquid air, subsequent encounter
- W93.11XS Contact with liquid air, sequela
W93.12 Inhalation of liquid air
- W93.12XA Inhalation of liquid air, initial encounter
- W93.12XD Inhalation of liquid air, subsequent encounter
- W93.12XS Inhalation of liquid air, sequela
W93.2 Prolonged exposure in deep freeze unit or refrigerator
- W93.2XXA Prolonged exposure in deep freeze unit or refrigerator, initial encounter
- W93.2XXD Prolonged exposure in deep freeze unit or refrigerator, subsequent encounter
- W93.2XXS Prolonged exposure in deep freeze unit or refrigerator, sequela
W93.8 Exposure to other excessive cold of man-made origin
- W93.8XXA Exposure to other excessive cold of man-made origin, initial encounter
- W93.8XXD Exposure to other excessive cold of man-made origin, subsequent encounter
- W93.8XXS Exposure to other excessive cold of man-made origin, sequela
Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin (W93)