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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T34.4 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of arm

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T34.4 is the ICD-10 code for Frostbite with tissue necrosis of arm. 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

What T34.4 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • frostbite with tissue necrosis of wrist and hand alone T34.5

T34.4 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

T34.4Köldskada med vävnadsnekros på arm

NorwayICD-10-NO

T34.4Frostskade med vevsnekrose på arm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT344Forfrysning med nekrose på overekstremitet

FinlandICD-10-FI

T34.4Paleltumavamman aiheuttama yläraajan kudoskuolio

GermanyICD-10-GM

T34.4Erfrierung mit Gewebsnekrose des Armes

FranceICD-10-FR

T34.4Gelure du bras et de l'avant-bras, avec nécrose des tissus

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T34.4bevriezing met weefselnecrose van arm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T34.40XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • T34.40XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
  • T34.40XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified arm, sequela
  • T34.41XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right arm, initial encounter
  • T34.41XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right arm, subsequent encounter
  • T34.41XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right arm, sequela
  • T34.42XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left arm, initial encounter
  • T34.42XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left arm, 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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