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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

T79.A19

Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where T79.A19 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
  2. T79.A Traumatic compartment syndrome
  3. T79.A1 Parent Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
  4. T79.A19 This code Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity

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.

Excludes1

fibromyalgia ( M79.7 )

Inherited from T79.A — Traumatic compartment syndrome

Excludes1

nontraumatic compartment syndrome ( M79.A- )

Inherited from T79.A — Traumatic compartment syndrome

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 )

Inherited from T79.A — Traumatic compartment syndrome

Excludes2

complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)

Inherited from T79 — Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

newborn respiratory distress syndrome ( P22.0 )

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

3 codes under T79.A19

Version History

How T79.A19 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity

Related Codes

Other codes under T79.A1

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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