991.1 FROSTBITE OF HAND

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 991.1

Short Description: Frostbite of hand

Long Description: Frostbite of hand

Code Classification:

Injury and poisoning (800–999)
- Other and unspecified effects of external causes (990-995)
  - 991 Effects of reduced temperature
    - 991.1 Frostbite of hand

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 991.1 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Frostbite 991.3
- hand 991.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 991.1 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
991.1		T33.529A	Superficial frostbite of unspecified hand, initial encounter
991.1		T34.529A	Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp hand, init encntr

This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
991.0	Frostbite of face
991.2	Frostbite of foot
991.3	Frostbite of other and unspecified sites
991.4	Immersion foot
991.5	Chilblains
991.6	Hypothermia
991.8	Other specified effects of reduced temperature
991.9	Unspecified effect of reduced temperature

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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