T79.6
Non-billableTraumatic ischemia of muscle
Traumatic ischemia of muscle
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Traumatic rhabdomyolysis
- Volkmann's ischemic contracture
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)
- anterior tibial syndrome (M76.8)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- nontraumatic ischemia of muscle (M62.2-)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Child Codes (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Contracture, IschemicC0042951
- Contracture, VolkmannC0042951
- Contracture, Volkmann's IschemicC0042951
- Contractures, IschemicC0042951
- Contractures, VolkmannC0042951
- Ischemic ContractureC0042951
- Ischemic Contracture, Volkmann'sC0042951
- Ischemic ContracturesC0042951
- Volkmann ContractureC0042951
- Volkmann ContracturesC0042951
- Volkmann Ischemic ContractureC0042951
- Volkmann contractureC0042951
- Volkmann contracture (disorder)C0042951
- Volkmann's Ischemic ContractureC0042951
- Volkmann's contractureC0042951
- Volkmann's ischaemic contractureC0042951
- Volkmann's ischemic contractureC0042951
- Volkmann's syndromeC0042951
- Volkmanns Ischemic ContractureC0042951
- contractures ischemic volkmann'sC0042951
- volkmann's contractureC0042951
- volkmann's contracture ischemicC0042951
- volkmann's ischemic contractureC0042951
- Ischaemia of muscle due to traumatic injuryC0496123
- Ischemia of muscle due to traumatic injuryC0496123
- Ischemia of muscle due to traumatic injury (disorder)C0496123
- Traumatic ischaemia of muscleC0496123
- Traumatic ischemia of muscleC0496123
- Muscle crush syndromeC0410257
- Muscle crush syndrome (disorder)C0410257
- Traumatic rhabdomyolysisC0410257
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code T79.6?
ICD-10-CM code T79.6 represents "Traumatic ischemia of muscle". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is T79.6 a billable code?
No, T79.6 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under T79.6.
What chapter is T79.6 in?
T79.6 is in Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes S00-T88).
What codes cannot be used with T79.6?
T79.6 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 T79.6?
T79.6 has 3 child codes, including: T79.6XXA (Traumatic ischemia of muscle, initial encounter), T79.6XXD (Traumatic ischemia of muscle, subsequent encounter), T79.6XXS (Traumatic ischemia of muscle, sequela).
Are additional codes required with T79.6?
Yes, when using T79.6 you should also code: code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-).
What are the UMLS CUIs for T79.6?
T79.6 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0042951, C0496123, C0410257. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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