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FY2027

T33.6 — Superficial frostbite of hip and thigh

Not billable

Is T33.6 billable?

No — T33.6 is a non-billable header code. T33.6 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 9 billable codes beneath T33.6.

T33.6 at a glance

CodeT33.6
DescriptionSuperficial frostbite of hip and thigh
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is T33.6 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to T33.6. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Frostbite › hip (superficial)

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside T33.6 to fully describe the condition. T33.6 is sequenced first.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of T33.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T33.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T33-T34

The conditions below are not part of T33.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T33.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • hypothermia and other effects of reduced temperature (T68, T69.-)

What codes fall under T33.6? (3)

How long has T33.6 existed?

T33.6 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

Which conditions are coded to T33.6?

What other codes are in the T33 family? (9)