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T79

Non-billable

Certain early complications of trauma, NEC

Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

T79-T79

Child Codes

10

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have 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)

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this code

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

7th Character Definitions

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela

Child Codes (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

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code T79?

ICD-10-CM code T79 represents "Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is T79 a billable code?

No, T79 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under T79.

What chapter is T79 in?

T79 is in Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes S00-T88).

What codes cannot be used with T79?

T79 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: birth trauma (P10-P15); obstetric trauma (O70-O71).

What are the subcategories under T79?

T79 has 10 child codes, including: T79.0 (Air embolism (traumatic)), T79.1 (Fat embolism (traumatic)), T79.2 (Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma), T79.4 (Traumatic shock), and 6 more.

Are additional codes required with T79?

Yes, when using T79 you should also code: code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-).

What are the UMLS CUIs for T79?

T79 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0496121. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.