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ICD-10 · PDGM grouping

T34 Frostbite with tissue necrosis

All 111 codes in the T34 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.

ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper v07.2.26

Codes in family

111

Can lead a claim

78

Cannot lead a claim

33

What CMS assigns to T34

78 of the 111 codes group to MMTA - Other; 33 are assigned no clinical group. None of the 111 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 78 of the 111 can lead a claim.

Every code in T34

Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.

CodeDescriptionPrimary positionClinical groupComorbidity subgroup
T34.0 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of head
T34.01 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of ear
T34.011 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right ear
T34.011AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right ear, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right ear, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.011DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right ear, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right ear, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.011SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right ear, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.012 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left ear
T34.012AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left ear, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left ear, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.012DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left ear, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left ear, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.012SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left ear, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.019 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified ear
T34.019AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified ear, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp ear, init encntrCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
T34.019DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified ear, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp ear, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.019SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified ear, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.02 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of nose
T34.02XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of nose, initial encounterCan lead a claimANone
T34.02XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of nose, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimANone
T34.02XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of nose, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.09 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of other part of head
T34.09XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of other part of head, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of oth part of head, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.09XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of other part of head, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of oth part of head, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.09XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of other part of head, sequelaCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of oth part of head, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.1 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of neck
T34.1XXAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of neck, initial encounterCan lead a claimANone
T34.1XXDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of neck, subsequent encounterCan lead a claimANone
T34.1XXSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of neck, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.2 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of thorax
T34.2XXAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of thorax, initial encounterCan lead a claimANone
T34.2XXDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of thorax, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of thorax, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.2XXSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of thorax, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.3 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of abdominal wall, lower back and pelvis
T34.3XXAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of abdominal wall, lower back and pelvis, initial encounterCMS: Frstbte w tissue necros abd wall, low back and pelvis, initCan lead a claimANone
T34.3XXDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of abdominal wall, lower back and pelvis, subsequent encounterCMS: Frstbte w tissue necros abd wall, low back and pelvis, subsCan lead a claimANone
T34.3XXSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of abdominal wall, lower back and pelvis, sequelaCMS: Frstbte w tissue necros abd wall, low back and pelvis, sqlaCan lead a claimANone
T34.4 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of arm
T34.40 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified arm
T34.40XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp arm, init encntrCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
T34.40XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp arm, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.40XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified arm, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.41 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right arm
T34.41XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right arm, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right arm, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.41XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right arm, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.41XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right arm, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.42 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left arm
T34.42XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left arm, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left arm, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.42XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left arm, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.42XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left arm, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.5 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of wrist, hand, and finger(s)
T34.51 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of wrist
T34.511 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right wrist
T34.511AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right wrist, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right wrist, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.511DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right wrist, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right wrist, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.511SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right wrist, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.512 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left wrist
T34.512AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left wrist, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left wrist, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.512DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left wrist, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left wrist, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.512SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left wrist, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.519 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified wrist
T34.519AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified wrist, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp wrist, init encntrCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
T34.519DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified wrist, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp wrist, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.519SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified wrist, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.52 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of hand
T34.521 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right hand
T34.521AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right hand, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right hand, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.521DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right hand, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right hand, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.521SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right hand, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.522 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left hand
T34.522AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left hand, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left hand, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.522DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left hand, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left hand, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.522SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left hand, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.529 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified hand
T34.529AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified hand, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp hand, init encntrCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
T34.529DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified hand, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp hand, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.529SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified hand, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.53 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of finger(s)
T34.531 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right finger(s)
T34.531AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right finger(s), initial encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of right finger(s), init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.531DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right finger(s), subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of right finger(s), subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.531SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right finger(s), sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.532 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left finger(s)
T34.532AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left finger(s), initial encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of left finger(s), init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.532DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left finger(s), subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of left finger(s), subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.532SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left finger(s), sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.539 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified finger(s)
T34.539AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified finger(s), initial encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of unsp finger(s), init encntrCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
T34.539DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified finger(s), subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of unsp finger(s), subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.539SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified finger(s), sequelaCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp finger(s), sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.6 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of hip and thigh
T34.60 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified hip and thigh
T34.60XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified hip and thigh, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of unsp hip and thigh, initCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
T34.60XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified hip and thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of unsp hip and thigh, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.60XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified hip and thigh, sequelaCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of unsp hip and thigh, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.61 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right hip and thigh
T34.61XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right hip and thigh, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of right hip and thigh, initCan lead a claimANone
T34.61XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right hip and thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of right hip and thigh, subsCan lead a claimANone
T34.61XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right hip and thigh, sequelaCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of right hip and thigh, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.62 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left hip and thigh
T34.62XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left hip and thigh, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of left hip and thigh, initCan lead a claimANone
T34.62XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left hip and thigh, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of left hip and thigh, subsCan lead a claimANone
T34.62XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left hip and thigh, sequelaCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of left hip and thigh, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.7 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of knee and lower leg
T34.70 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified knee and lower leg
T34.70XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified knee and lower leg, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of unsp knee and lower leg, initCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
T34.70XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified knee and lower leg, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of unsp knee and lower leg, subsCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.70XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified knee and lower leg, sequelaCMS: Frostbite w tissue necros unsp knee and lower leg, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.71 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right knee and lower leg
T34.71XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right knee and lower leg, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necros right knee and lower leg, initCan lead a claimANone
T34.71XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right knee and lower leg, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necros right knee and lower leg, subsCan lead a claimANone
T34.71XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right knee and lower leg, sequelaCMS: Frostbite w tissue necros right knee and lower leg, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.72 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left knee and lower leg
T34.72XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left knee and lower leg, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of left knee and lower leg, initCan lead a claimANone
T34.72XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left knee and lower leg, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite w tissue necrosis of left knee and lower leg, subsCan lead a claimANone
T34.72XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left knee and lower leg, sequelaCMS: Frostbite w tissue necros left knee and lower leg, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.8 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of ankle, foot, and toe(s)
T34.81 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of ankle
T34.811 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right ankle
T34.811AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right ankle, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right ankle, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.811DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right ankle, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right ankle, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.811SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right ankle, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.812 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left ankle
T34.812AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left ankle, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left ankle, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.812DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left ankle, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left ankle, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.812SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left ankle, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.819 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified ankle
T34.819AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified ankle, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp ankle, init encntrCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
T34.819DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified ankle, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp ankle, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.819SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified ankle, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.82 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of foot
T34.821 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right foot
T34.821AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right foot, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right foot, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.821DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right foot, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right foot, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.821SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right foot, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.822 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left foot
T34.822AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left foot, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left foot, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.822DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left foot, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left foot, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.822SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left foot, sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.829 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified foot
T34.829AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified foot, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp foot, init encntrCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
T34.829DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified foot, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp foot, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.829SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified foot, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.83 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of toe(s)
T34.831 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right toe(s)
T34.831AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right toe(s), initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right toe(s), init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.831DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right toe(s), subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of right toe(s), subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.831SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of right toe(s), sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.832 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left toe(s)
T34.832AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left toe(s), initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left toe(s), init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.832DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left toe(s), subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of left toe(s), subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.832SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of left toe(s), sequelaCan lead a claimANone
T34.839 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified toe(s)
T34.839AFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified toe(s), initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp toe(s), init encntrCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
T34.839DFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified toe(s), subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp toe(s), subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.839SFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified toe(s), sequelaCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp toe(s), sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.9 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of other and unspecified sites
T34.90 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified sites
T34.90XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified sites, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp sites, init encntrCannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the conditionNoneNone
T34.90XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified sites, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of unsp sites, subs encntrCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.90XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of unspecified sites, sequelaCannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical groupNoneNone
T34.99 Frostbite with tissue necrosis of other sites
T34.99XAFrostbite with tissue necrosis of other sites, initial encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of other sites, init encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.99XDFrostbite with tissue necrosis of other sites, subsequent encounterCMS: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of other sites, subs encntrCan lead a claimANone
T34.99XSFrostbite with tissue necrosis of other sites, sequelaCan lead a claimANone

Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.

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