ICD-10-CM Code T34.9
Frostbite with tissue necrosis of other and unspecified sites
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 T34.9 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of T34.9 that describes the diagnosis 'frostbite with tissue necrosis of other and unsp sites' in more detail.
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
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T34.9 - Frostbite with tissue necrosis of other and unspecified sites'
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Parent Code: T34 - Frostbite with tissue necrosis