Instruction Source: T33.521D
Superficial frostbite of right hand, subsequent encounter
Instruction Source: T33.521
Superficial frostbite of right hand
Instruction Source: T33.52
Superficial frostbite of hand
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- superficial frostbite of fingers (T33.53-)
Instruction Source: T33.5
Superficial frostbite of wrist, hand, and fingers
Instruction Source: T33
Superficial frostbite
Inclusion Terms
- frostbite with partial thickness skin loss
Instruction Source: T33-T34
Frostbite (T33-T34)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- hypothermia and other effects of reduced temperature (T68, T69.-)
Instruction Source: S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Clinical 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