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ICD-10-CM T79.A — Traumatic compartment syndrome | Codelle

ICD-10-CM/T79/T79.A

T79.A

ICD-10-CM

Traumatic compartment syndrome

Clinical Notes

Excludes 1 — Not coded here

fibromyalgia (M79.7)
nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-)

Excludes 2 — Not included here

traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (T79.6)

Code Hierarchy

▲T79Certain early complications of trauma, NEC

T79.A(current)

Subcodes (5)

T79.A0Compartment syndrome, unspecified

T79.A1Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity

T79.A2Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity

T79.A3Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen

T79.A9Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites

Same Category

T79Certain early complications of trauma, NEC T79.0Air embolism (traumatic)T79.0XXAAir embolism (traumatic), initial encounter T79.0XXDAir embolism (traumatic), subsequent encounter T79.0XXSAir embolism (traumatic), sequela T79.1Fat embolism (traumatic)T79.1XXAFat embolism (traumatic), initial encounter

T79.1XXDFat embolism (traumatic), subsequent encounter

T79.1XXSFat embolism (traumatic), sequela

T79.2Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma

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