T34.539D Frostbite w tissue necrosis of unsp finger(s), subs encntr

Instructional Notes:

T34.539D
Description: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of unsp finger(s), subs encntr
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T34.539
Description: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified finger(s)
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T34.53
Description: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of finger(s)
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T34.5
Description: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of wrist, hand, and finger(s)
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T34
Description: Frostbite with tissue necrosis
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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.-)