T79

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Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

T79 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

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

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

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

More Specific Codes (10)

T79.0Air embolism (traumatic)Category→T79.1Fat embolism (traumatic)Category→T79.2Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seromaCategory→T79.4Traumatic shockCategory→T79.5Traumatic anuriaCategory→T79.6Traumatic ischemia of muscleCategory→T79.7Traumatic subcutaneous emphysemaCategory→T79.ATraumatic compartment syndromeCategory→T79.8Other early complications of traumaCategory→T79.9Unspecified early complication of traumaCategory→

Chapter Information

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for T79

Air embolism (traumatic)

T79.0›

Fat embolism (traumatic)

T79.1›

Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma

Traumatic ischemia of muscle

T79.6›

Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema

T79.7›

Traumatic compartment syndrome

T79.A›

Other early complications of trauma

T79.8›

Unspecified early complication of trauma

T79.9›

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