T34.5
Header — not billableFrostbite with tissue necrosis of wrist, hand, and finger(s)
The ICD-10 code for frostbite with tissue necrosis of wrist, hand, and finger(s) is T34.5.
T34.5 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.
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
- T34.0Frostbite with tissue necrosis of headnon-billable header
- T34.1Frostbite with tissue necrosis of neck
- T34.2Frostbite with tissue necrosis of thorax
- T34.3Frostbite with tissue necrosis of abdominal wall, lower back and pelvis
- T34.4Frostbite with tissue necrosis of armnon-billable header
- T34.6Frostbite with tissue necrosis of hip and thighnon-billable header
- T34.7Frostbite with tissue necrosis of knee and lower legnon-billable header
- T34.8Frostbite with tissue necrosis of ankle, foot, and toe(s)non-billable header
- T34.9Frostbite with tissue necrosis of other and unspecified sitesnon-billable header
- T34.5Frostbite with tissue necrosis of wrist, hand, and finger(s)non-billable header