1. T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

    Excludes2

    • 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

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. T79.0 Air embolism (traumatic)

    2. T79.1 Fat embolism (traumatic)

    3. T79.2 Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma

    4. T79.4 Traumatic shock

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Shock (immediate) (delayed) following injury
    5. T79.5 Traumatic anuria

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Crush syndrome
      • Renal failure following crushing
    6. T79.6 Traumatic ischemia of muscle

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Traumatic rhabdomyolysis
      • Volkmann's ischemic contracture
    7. T79.7 Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema

    8. T79.8 Other early complications of trauma

    9. T79.9 Unspecified early complication of trauma

    10. T79.A Traumatic compartment syndrome

      1. T79.A0 Compartment syndrome, unspecified

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Compartment syndrome NOS
      2. T79.A1 Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Traumatic compartment syndrome of shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers
        • T79.A11 Traumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity
        • T79.A12 Traumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremity
        • T79.A19 Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity
      3. T79.A2 Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Traumatic compartment syndrome of hip, buttock, thigh, leg, foot, and toes
        • T79.A21 Traumatic compartment syndrome of right lower extremity
        • T79.A22 Traumatic compartment syndrome of left lower extremity
        • T79.A29 Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified lower extremity
      4. T79.A3 Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen

      5. T79.A9 Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.