T34.71

T34.71: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right knee and lower leg

Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright

T34.71 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for frostbite with tissue necrosis of right knee and lower leg. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

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 T34.71

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.

Code to one of these instead T34.71

3 child codes. Green means billable.