T79

Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

Specific Codes Under T79

Use a more specific code below for billing and documentation.

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

Inclusion Terms

None inclusion terms specified for this code.

Code First

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Use Additional Code

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Cannot Code Together

These codes cannot be used together with the current code, even if both conditions are present.

None specified for this code.

Can Code Together

These codes can be used together with the current code if both conditions are documented.

  • • 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)