T34.70XS

T34.70XS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified knee and lower leg, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified

T34.70XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified knee and lower leg, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check T34.70XS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "S": sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T34

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T34.70XS

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on T34.7: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of knee and lower leg

frostbite with tissue necrosis of ankle and foot (T34.8-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under T34.70

T34.70XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified knee and lower leg, initial encounter
T34.70XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified knee and lower leg, subsequent encounter