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T34.99 - Frostbite with tissue necrosis of other sites


The ICD 10 Code for Frostbite with tissue necrosis of other sites is listed as T34.99.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: T34.99
Description: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of other sites
  • Frostbite with tissue necrosis of leg NOS
  • Frostbite with tissue necrosis of trunk NOS
  • Poisoning by, adverse effects of and underdosing of drugs, medicaments and biological substances (T36-T50)
  • Includes: adverse effect of correct substance properly administered
  • poisoning by overdose of substance
  • poisoning by wrong substance given or taken in error
  • underdosing by (inadvertently) (deliberately) taking less substance than prescribed or instructed
  • Code first for adverse effects, the nature of the adverse effect, such as:
  • adverse effect NOS (T88.7 )
  • aspirin gastritis (K29.-)
  • blood disorders (D56-D76 )
  • contact dermatitis (L23-L25 )
  • dermatitis due to substances taken internally (L27.-)
  • nephropathy (N14.0-N14.2)
  • Note: The drug giving rise to the adverse effect should be identified by use of codes from categories T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5.
  • Use additional code(s) to specify:
  • manifestations of poisoning
  • underdosing or failure in dosage during medical and surgical care (Y63.6, Y63.8-Y63.9)
  • underdosing of medication regimen (Z91.12-, Z91.13-)
  • Excludes1: toxic reaction to local anesthesia in pregnancy (O29.3-)
  • Excludes2: abuse and dependence of psychoactive substances (F10-F19)
  • abuse of non-dependence-producing substances (F55.-)
  • drug reaction and poisoning affecting newborn (P00-P96)
  • pathological drug intoxication (inebriation) (F10-F19)
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Frostbite (T33-T34)
Parent T34.9 - Frostbite with tissue necrosis of other and unspecified sites
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T34.99:
T34.90 - Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified sites