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T79

Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 10 more specific codes instead:

  • T79.0 Air embolism (traumatic) (also a header)
  • T79.1 Fat embolism (traumatic) (also a header)
  • T79.2 Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma (also a header)
  • T79.4 Traumatic shock (also a header)
  • T79.5 Traumatic anuria (also a header)
  • T79.6 Traumatic ischemia of muscle (also a header)
  • T79.7 Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema (also a header)
  • T79.8 Other early complications of trauma (also a header)
  • T79.9 Unspecified early complication of trauma (also a header)
  • T79.A Traumatic compartment syndrome (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

This code

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79

Excludes2 - not included here

  • 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)