Certain early complications of trauma (T79)

T79Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
Excludes 2: 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)
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79
7th Character: A :: initial encounter
› D :: subsequent encounter
› S :: sequela

T79.0Air embolism (traumatic)
Excludes 1: air embolism complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
› air embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.0)
› air embolism following infusion, transfusion, and therapeutic injection (T80.0)
› air embolism following procedure NEC (T81.7-)

T79.1Fat embolism (traumatic)
Excludes 1: fat embolism complicating:
› abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
› pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.8)

T79.2Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma

T79.4Traumatic shock
› Shock (immediate) (delayed) following injury
Excludes 1: anaphylactic shock due to adverse food reaction (T78.0-)
› anaphylactic shock due to correct medicinal substance properly administered (T88.6)
› anaphylactic shock due to serum (T80.5-)
› anaphylactic shock NOS (T78.2)
› electric shock (T75.4)
› nontraumatic shock NEC (R57.-)
› obstetric shock (O75.1)
› postprocedural shock (T81.1-)
› septic shock (R65.21)
› shock complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.3)
› shock due to anesthesia (T88.2)
› shock due to lightning (T75.01)
› shock NOS (R57.9)

T79.5Traumatic anuria
› Crush syndrome
› Renal failure following crushing

T79.6Traumatic ischemia of muscle
› Traumatic rhabdomyolysis
› Volkmann's ischemic contracture
Excludes 2: anterior tibial syndrome (M76.8)
› compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
› nontraumatic ischemia of muscle (M62.2-)

T79.7Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema
Excludes 2: emphysema NOS (J43)
› emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure (T81.82)

T79.ATraumatic compartment syndrome
Excludes 1: fibromyalgia (M79.7)
› nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-)
Excludes 2: traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (T79.6)

T79.A0Compartment syndrome, unspecified
› Compartment syndrome NOS

T79.A1Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
› Traumatic compartment syndrome of shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers

T79.A11Traumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity

T79.A12Traumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremity

T79.A19Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity

T79.A2Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
› Traumatic compartment syndrome of hip, buttock, thigh, leg, foot, and toes

T79.A21Traumatic compartment syndrome of right lower extremity

T79.A22Traumatic compartment syndrome of left lower extremity

T79.A29Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified lower extremity

T79.A3Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen

T79.A9Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites

T79.8Other early complications of trauma

T79.9Unspecified early complication of trauma