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T33.52

Superficial frostbite of hand

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • T33.521 Superficial frostbite of right hand (also a header)
  • T33.522 Superficial frostbite of left hand (also a header)
  • T33.529 Superficial frostbite of unspecified hand (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Superficial frostbite of hand

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from T33 Superficial frostbite

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T33

Includes

  • frostbite with partial thickness skin loss

Inherited from the T33-T34 section Frostbite (T33-T34)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • hypothermia and other effects of reduced temperature (T68, T69.-)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
T33.51 Superficial frostbite of wrist Not billable
T33.53 Superficial frostbite of finger(s) Not billable