T79 Certain early complications of trauma, NEC
ICD-10-CM category T79 sits in Chapter 20 (External causes of morbidity, V00-Y99). It contains 54 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
T79.0 Air embolism (traumatic)T79.1 Fat embolism (traumatic)T79.2 Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seromaT79.4 Traumatic shockT79.5 Traumatic anuriaT79.6 Traumatic ischemia of muscleT79.7 Traumatic subcutaneous emphysemaT79.8 Other early complications of traumaT79.9 Unspecified early complication of traumaT79.A Traumatic compartment syndromeT79.A0 Compartment syndrome, unspecifiedT79.A1 Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremityT79.A11 Traumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremityT79.A12 Traumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremityT79.A19 Traumatic compartment syndrome of unsp upper extremityT79.A2 Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremityT79.A21 Traumatic compartment syndrome of right lower extremityT79.A22 Traumatic compartment syndrome of left lower extremityT79.A29 Traumatic compartment syndrome of unsp lower extremityT79.A3 Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomenT79.A9 Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites
Billable codes in T79
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
T79.0XXA | Air embolism (traumatic), initial encounter |
T79.0XXD | Air embolism (traumatic), subsequent encounter |
T79.0XXS | Air embolism (traumatic), sequela |
T79.1XXA | Fat embolism (traumatic), initial encounter |
T79.1XXD | Fat embolism (traumatic), subsequent encounter |
T79.1XXS | Fat embolism (traumatic), sequela |
T79.2XXA | Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma, initial encounter |
T79.2XXD | Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma, subsequent encounter |
T79.2XXS | Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma, sequela |
T79.4XXA | Traumatic shock, initial encounter |
T79.4XXD | Traumatic shock, subsequent encounter |
T79.4XXS | Traumatic shock, sequela |
T79.5XXA | Traumatic anuria, initial encounter |
T79.5XXD | Traumatic anuria, subsequent encounter |
T79.5XXS | Traumatic anuria, sequela |
T79.6XXA | Traumatic ischemia of muscle, initial encounter |
T79.6XXD | Traumatic ischemia of muscle, subsequent encounter |
T79.6XXS | Traumatic ischemia of muscle, sequela |
T79.7XXA | Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema, initial encounter |
T79.7XXD | Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema, subsequent encounter |
T79.7XXS | Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema, sequela |
T79.8XXA | Other early complications of trauma, initial encounter |
T79.8XXD | Other early complications of trauma, subsequent encounter |
T79.8XXS | Other early complications of trauma, sequela |
T79.9XXA | Unspecified early complication of trauma, initial encounter |
T79.9XXD | Unspecified early complication of trauma, subsequent encounter |
T79.9XXS | Unspecified early complication of trauma, sequela |
T79.A0XA | Compartment syndrome, unspecified, initial encounter |
T79.A0XD | Compartment syndrome, unspecified, subsequent encounter |
T79.A0XS | Compartment syndrome, unspecified, sequela |
T79.A11A | Traumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity, initial encounter |
T79.A11D | Traumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity, subsequent encounter |
T79.A11S | Traumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity, sequela |
T79.A12A | Traumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremity, initial encounter |
T79.A12D | Traumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremity, subsequent encounter |
T79.A12S | Traumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremity, sequela |
T79.A19A | Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity, initial encounter |
T79.A19D | Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity, subsequent encounter |
T79.A19S | Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity, sequela |
T79.A21A | Traumatic compartment syndrome of right lower extremity, initial encounter |
T79.A21D | Traumatic compartment syndrome of right lower extremity, subsequent encounter |
T79.A21S | Traumatic compartment syndrome of right lower extremity, sequela |
T79.A22A | Traumatic compartment syndrome of left lower extremity, initial encounter |
T79.A22D | Traumatic compartment syndrome of left lower extremity, subsequent encounter |
T79.A22S | Traumatic compartment syndrome of left lower extremity, sequela |
T79.A29A | Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified lower extremity, initial encounter |
T79.A29D | Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified lower extremity, subsequent encounter |
T79.A29S | Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified lower extremity, sequela |
T79.A3XA | Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen, initial encounter |
T79.A3XD | Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen, subsequent encounter |
T79.A3XS | Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen, sequela |
T79.A9XA | Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites, initial encounter |
T79.A9XD | Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites, subsequent encounter |
T79.A9XS | Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites, sequela |
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