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Certain early complications of trauma (T79)

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)
char7Note The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79
char7Def A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
T79.0 Air embolism (traumatic)
Excludes1 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-)
T79.1 Fat embolism (traumatic)
Excludes1 fat embolism complicating:
abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.8)
T79.2 Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma
T79.4 Traumatic shock
Shock (immediate) (delayed) following injury
Excludes1 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)
T79.5 Traumatic anuria
Crush syndrome
Renal failure following crushing
T79.6 Traumatic ischemia of muscle
Traumatic rhabdomyolysis
Volkmann's ischemic contracture
Excludes2 anterior tibial syndrome (M76.8)
compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
nontraumatic ischemia of muscle (M62.2-)
T79.7 Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema
Excludes2 emphysema NOS (J43)
emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure (T81.82)
T79.A Traumatic compartment syndrome
Excludes1 fibromyalgia (M79.7)
nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-)
Excludes2 traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (T79.6)
T79.A0 Compartment syndrome, unspecified
Compartment syndrome NOS
T79.A1 Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
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
T79.A2 Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
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
T79.A3 Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen
T79.A9 Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites
T79.8 Other early complications of trauma
T79.9 Unspecified early complication of trauma