T79.A
Traumatic compartment syndrome
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where T79.A sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- T79 Parent Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
- T79.A This code Traumatic compartment syndrome
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Excludes2
acute respiratory distress syndrome ( J80 )
Inherited from T79 — Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
complications occurring during or following medical procedures (T80-T88)
Inherited from T79 — Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle ( T79.6 )
Excludes2
complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)
Inherited from T79 — Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79
Inherited from T79 — Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
7th Character
A - initial encounter
Inherited from T79 — Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
Inherited from T79 — Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
7th Character
S - sequela
Inherited from T79 — Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
More Specific Codes
5 codes under T79.A
- T79.A0 Compartment syndrome, unspecified Has subcodes
- T79.A1 Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity Has subcodes
- T79.A2 Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity Has subcodes
- T79.A3 Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen Has subcodes
- T79.A9 Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites Has subcodes
Version History
How T79.A appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentTraumatic compartment syndrome
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedTraumatic compartment syndrome
Related Codes
Other codes under T79
- T79.0 Air embolism (traumatic)
- T79.1 Fat embolism (traumatic)
- T79.2 Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma
- T79.4 Traumatic shock
- T79.5 Traumatic anuria
- T79.6 Traumatic ischemia of muscle
- T79.7 Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema
- T79.8 Other early complications of trauma
- T79.9 Unspecified early complication of trauma
Codes whose official notes reference T79.A
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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