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T34.0 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of head

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T34.0 is the ICD-10 code for Frostbite with tissue necrosis of head. It is a four-character subcategory of T34 (Frostbite with tissue necrosis), 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

T34.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

T34.0Köldskada med vävnadsnekros på huvudet

NorwayICD-10-NO

T34.0Frostskade med vevsnekrose på hode

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT340Forfrysning med nekrose på hovedet

FinlandICD-10-FI

T34.0Paleltumavamman aiheuttama pään alueen kudoskuolio

GermanyICD-10-GM

T34.0Erfrierung mit Gewebsnekrose des Kopfes

FranceICD-10-FR

T34.0Gelure de la tête, avec nécrose des tissus

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T34.0bevriezing met weefselnecrose van hoofd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T34.011AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right ear, initial encounter
  • T34.011DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right ear, subsequent encounter
  • T34.011SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right ear, sequela
  • T34.012AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left ear, initial encounter
  • T34.012DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left ear, subsequent encounter
  • T34.012SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left ear, sequela
  • T34.019AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified ear, initial encounter
  • T34.019DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified ear, subsequent encounter
  • and 7 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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