T69.021A Immersion foot, right foot, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from T69.021 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

Applies from T69 Other effects of reduced temperature

Excludes2 (not included here)

• frostbite (T33-T34)

Use additional code

• code to identify source of exposure:
• Exposure to excessive cold of man-made origin (W93)
• Exposure to excessive cold of natural origin (X31)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T69

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from T69.02 Immersion foot

Applicable to

• Trench foot

Code annotations containing back-references to T69.021A

Back-references to T69.0

• Type 2 Excludes: I73 Other peripheral vascular diseases ("immersion hand or foot (T69.0-)")

Nearby codes

• T69.019A Immersion hand, unspecified hand, initial encounter
• T69.019D Immersion hand, unspecified hand, subsequent encounter
• T69.019S Immersion hand, unspecified hand, sequela
• T69.02 Immersion foot
• T69.021 Immersion foot, right foot
• T69.021A Immersion foot, right foot, initial encounter (this code)
• T69.021D Immersion foot, right foot, subsequent encounter
• T69.021S Immersion foot, right foot, sequela
• T69.022 Immersion foot, left foot
• T69.022A Immersion foot, left foot, initial encounter
• T69.022D Immersion foot, left foot, subsequent encounter