T33.7 is the ICD-10 code for Superficial frostbite of knee and lower leg. It is a four-character subcategory of T33 (Superficial frostbite), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block T33–T35 (Frostbite) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What T33.7 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- superficial frostbite of ankle and foot alone T33.8
T33.7 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T33.7Overfladisk frostskade på kne eller legg
DT337Overfladisk forfrysning på knæ eller underben
T33.7Polven ja/tai säären alueen pinnallinen paleltumavamma
T33.7Oberflächliche Erfrierung des Knies und des Unterschenkels
T33.7Gelure superficielle du genou et de la jambe
T33.7oppervlakkige bevriezing van knie en onderbeen
Listed through more specific codes:
- T33.70XASuperficial frostbite of unspecified knee and lower leg, initial encounter
- T33.70XDSuperficial frostbite of unspecified knee and lower leg, subsequent encounter
- T33.70XSSuperficial frostbite of unspecified knee and lower leg, sequela
- T33.71XASuperficial frostbite of right knee and lower leg, initial encounter
- T33.71XDSuperficial frostbite of right knee and lower leg, subsequent encounter
- T33.71XSSuperficial frostbite of right knee and lower leg, sequela
- T33.72XASuperficial frostbite of left knee and lower leg, initial encounter
- T33.72XDSuperficial frostbite of left knee and lower leg, subsequent encounter
- and 1 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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