T34.0: Frostbite with tissue necrosis of head
You have frostbite on your head.
Frostbite involves tissue being damaged by cold. Depending on how badly the tissue has been damaged, a distinction is drawn between superficial and deep frostbite. You have deep frostbite on your head.
Deep frostbite involves tissue dying off because of the cold. Blisters filled with blood may form. If the frostbite damages nerves, it may no longer be possible to feel pain.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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