T33

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Superficial frostbite

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

T33 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (10)

Chapter Information

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for T33

Superficial frostbite of head

T33.0›

Superficial frostbite of neck

T33.1›

Superficial frostbite of thorax

T33.2›

Superficial frostbite of abdominal wall, lower back and pelvis

T33.3›

Superficial frostbite of arm

T33.4›

Superficial frostbite of wrist, hand, and fingers

T33.5›

Superficial frostbite of hip and thigh

T33.6›

Superficial frostbite of knee and lower leg

T33.7›

Superficial frostbite of ankle, foot, and toe(s)

T33.8›

Superficial frostbite of other and unspecified sites

T33.9›

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