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T79 — Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
Part of Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes , block Certain early complications of trauma (T79) .
Official Notes
Excludes2
acute respiratory distress syndrome ( J80 )
Excludes2
complications occurring during or following medical procedures (T80-T88)
Excludes2
complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)
Excludes2
newborn respiratory distress syndrome ( P22.0 )
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79
7th Character
A - initial encounter
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
7th Character
S - sequela
Child Codes
- T79.0 Air embolism (traumatic) Has subcodes
- T79.1 Fat embolism (traumatic) Has subcodes
- T79.2 Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma Has subcodes
- T79.4 Traumatic shock Has subcodes
- T79.5 Traumatic anuria Has subcodes
- T79.6 Traumatic ischemia of muscle Has subcodes
- T79.7 Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema Has subcodes
- T79.A Traumatic compartment syndrome Has subcodes
- T79.8 Other early complications of trauma Has subcodes
- T79.9 Unspecified early complication of trauma Has subcodes
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