ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
T33-T34 Frostbite
T33- Superficial frostbite

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T33.42XS

Superficial frostbite of left arm, sequela

2016

2017

2018

2019

Billable/Specific Code

POA Exempt

T33.42XS is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM T33.42XS became effective on October 1, 2018.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T33.42XS - other international versions of ICD-10 T33.42XS may differ.

The following code(s) above T33.42XS contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to T33.42XS:

S00-T88
2019 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Note
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Type 1 Excludes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
T33-T34
2019 ICD-10-CM Range T33-T34
Frostbite
Type 2 Excludes
- hypothermia and other effects of reduced temperature (T68, T69.-)
Frostbite
T33
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T33
Superficial frostbite
Includes
- frostbite with partial thickness skin loss
Superficial frostbite
T33.4
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T33.4
Superficial frostbite of arm
Type 2 Excludes
- superficial frostbite of wrist and hand (T33.5-)
Superficial frostbite of arm

Present On Admission

POA Help

"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.

T33.42XS is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM T33.42XS is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v36.0):

922 Other injury, poisoning and toxic effect diagnoses with mcc
923 Other injury, poisoning and toxic effect diagnoses without mcc

Convert T33.42XS to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T33.42XS

T33.40XA …… initial encounter

T33.40XD …… subsequent encounter

T33.40XS …… sequela

T33.41 Superficial frostbite of right arm

T33.41XA …… initial encounter

T33.41XD …… subsequent encounter

T33.41XS …… sequela

T33.42 Superficial frostbite of left arm

T33.42XA …… initial encounter

T33.42XD …… subsequent encounter

T33.42XS …… sequela

T33.5 Superficial frostbite of wrist, hand, and fingers

T33.51 Superficial frostbite of wrist

T33.511 Superficial frostbite of right wrist

T33.511A …… initial encounter

T33.511D …… subsequent encounter

T33.511S …… sequela

T33.512 Superficial frostbite of left wrist

T33.512A …… initial encounter

T33.512D …… subsequent encounter

T33.512S …… sequela

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2019 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T33.42XS

Superficial frostbite of left arm, sequela

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Frostbite

Superficial frostbite

Superficial frostbite of arm