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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T34.7 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of knee and lower leg

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T34.7 is the ICD-10 code for Frostbite with tissue necrosis of knee and lower leg. 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 T34.7 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • frostbite with tissue necrosis of ankle and foot alone T34.8

T34.7 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

T34.7Köldskada med vävnadsnekros på knä och underben

NorwayICD-10-NO

T34.7Frostskade med vevsnekrose på kne eller legg

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT347Forfrysning med nekrose på knæ eller underben

FinlandICD-10-FI

T34.7Paleltumavamman aiheuttama polven tai säären alueen kudoskuolio

GermanyICD-10-GM

T34.7Erfrierung mit Gewebsnekrose des Knies und des Unterschenkels

FranceICD-10-FR

T34.7Gelure du genou et de la jambe, avec nécrose des tissus

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T34.7bevriezing met weefselnecrose van knie en onderbeen

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T34.70XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified knee and lower leg, initial encounter
  • T34.70XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified knee and lower leg, subsequent encounter
  • T34.70XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified knee and lower leg, sequela
  • T34.71XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right knee and lower leg, initial encounter
  • T34.71XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right knee and lower leg, subsequent encounter
  • T34.71XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right knee and lower leg, sequela
  • T34.72XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left knee and lower leg, initial encounter
  • T34.72XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis 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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