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T34.5 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of wrist and hand

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T34.5 is the ICD-10 code for Frostbite with tissue necrosis of wrist and hand. 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

T34.5 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

T34.5Köldskada med vävnadsnekros på handled och hand

NorwayICD-10-NO

T34.5Frostskade med vevsnekrose på håndledd eller hånd

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT345Forfrysning med nekrose på håndled eller hånd

FinlandICD-10-FI

T34.5Paleltumavamman aiheuttama ranteen tai käden alueen kudoskuolio

GermanyICD-10-GM

T34.5Erfrierung mit Gewebsnekrose des Handgelenkes und der Hand

FranceICD-10-FR

T34.5Gelure du poignet et de la main, avec nécrose des tissus

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T34.5bevriezing met weefselnecrose van pols en hand

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T34.511AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right wrist, initial encounter
  • T34.511DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right wrist, subsequent encounter
  • T34.511SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right wrist, sequela
  • T34.512AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left wrist, initial encounter
  • T34.512DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left wrist, subsequent encounter
  • T34.512SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left wrist, sequela
  • T34.519AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified wrist, initial encounter
  • T34.519DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified wrist, subsequent encounter
  • and 19 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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