ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › T79 › T79.7 Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema › T79.7XXD
Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema, subsequent encounter
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema, subsequent encounter
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.
Inherited from T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
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)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Emphysema > traumatic
- Emphysema > subcutaneous
- Emphysema > cellular tissue
- Emphysema > laminated tissue
- Emphysema > connective tissue
- Aerodermectasia > subcutaneous
- Emphysema > eyelid > traumatic
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| T79.7XXA | Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema, initial encounter | Valid |
| T79.7XXS | Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema, sequela | Valid |