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T79Certain early complications of trauma, NEC

ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Certain early complications of trauma (T79)

Code Details

Full description	Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
Billable	No — use a more specific child code
Chapter	Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Section	Certain early complications of trauma (T79)

Valid 7th Characters

A	initial encounter
D	subsequent encounter
S	sequela

Coding Notes

Excludes2 (not part of this condition — may code both)

acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
complications occurring during or following medical procedures (T80-T88)
complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)
newborn respiratory distress syndrome (P22.0)

7th Character Note

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79

Subcategories (10)

T79.0 Air embolism (traumatic)
T79.1 Fat embolism (traumatic)
T79.2 Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma
T79.4 Traumatic shock
T79.5 Traumatic anuria
T79.6 Traumatic ischemia of muscle
T79.7 Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema
T79.8 Other early complications of trauma
T79.9 Unspecified early complication of trauma
T79.A Traumatic compartment syndrome

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