ICD-10-CM Code T34.5
Frostbite with tissue necrosis of wrist, hand, and finger(s)
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code T34.5 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of T34.5 that describes the diagnosis 'frostbite with tissue necrosis of wrist, hand, and finger(s)' in more detail.
- T34.5 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of wrist, hand, and finger(s) NON-BILLABLE
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- T34.511 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right wrist NON-BILLABLE
- T34.512 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left wrist NON-BILLABLE
- T34.519 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified wrist NON-BILLABLE
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- T34.521 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right hand NON-BILLABLE
- T34.522 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left hand NON-BILLABLE
- T34.529 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified hand NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code T34 is used to code Aerosol burn
an aerosol burn is an injury to the skin caused by the pressurized gas within an aerosol spray cooling quickly, with the sudden drop in temperature sufficient to cause frostbite to the applied area. medical studies have noted an increase of this practice, known as "frosting", in pediatric and teenage patients.
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
MeSH Codes: | D005627, D005627, D005627, D005627 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 991.0, 991.1, 991.2, 991.3 |
Aerosol Frostbite to the hand
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Frostbite with tissue necrosis of wrist and hand (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
Parent Code: T34 - Frostbite with tissue necrosis