T33.40XD Superficial frostbite of unspecified arm, subs encntr

Instructional Notes:

T33.40XD
Description: Superficial frostbite of unspecified arm, subs encntr
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T33.40
Description: Superficial frostbite of unspecified arm
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T33.4
Description: Superficial frostbite of arm
Exclude2:
- superficial frostbite of wrist and hand (T33.5-)
↓
T33
Description: Superficial frostbite
Include:
- frostbite with partial thickness skin loss
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T33-T34
Description: Frostbite (T33-T34)
Exclude2:
- hypothermia and other effects of reduced temperature (T68, T69.-)
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S00-T88
Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Exclude2:
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional Code:
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)