T33.4
Header — not billableSuperficial frostbite of arm
The ICD-10 code for superficial frostbite of arm is T33.4.
T33.4 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- superficial frostbite of wrist and hand (T33.5-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T33.0Superficial frostbite of headnon-billable header
- T33.1Superficial frostbite of neck
- T33.2Superficial frostbite of thorax
- T33.3Superficial frostbite of abdominal wall, lower back and pelvis
- T33.5Superficial frostbite of wrist, hand, and fingersnon-billable header
- T33.6Superficial frostbite of hip and thighnon-billable header
- T33.7Superficial frostbite of knee and lower legnon-billable header
- T33.8Superficial frostbite of ankle, foot, and toe(s)non-billable header
- T33.9Superficial frostbite of other and unspecified sitesnon-billable header
- T33.4Superficial frostbite of armnon-billable header