ICD-10-CM · Chapter 19 · S00-T88
T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
Excludes 2 (not included here)
- 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)
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| T79..0 | Air embolism (traumatic) | No |
| T79..1 | Fat embolism (traumatic) | No |
| T79..2 | Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma | No |
| T79..4 | Traumatic shock | No |
| T79..5 | Traumatic anuria | No |
| T79..6 | Traumatic ischemia of muscle | No |
| T79..7 | Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema | No |
| T79..A | Traumatic compartment syndrome | No |
| T79..A0 | Compartment syndrome, unspecified | No |
| T79..A1 | Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity | No |
| T79..A11 | Traumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity | No |
| T79..A12 | Traumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremity | No |
| T79..A19 | Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity | No |
| T79..A2 | Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity | No |
| T79..A21 | Traumatic compartment syndrome of right lower extremity | No |
| T79..A22 | Traumatic compartment syndrome of left lower extremity | No |
| T79..A29 | Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified lower extremity | No |
| T79..A3 | Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen | No |
| T79..A9 | Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites | No |
| T79..8 | Other early complications of trauma | No |
| T79..9 | Unspecified early complication of trauma | No |
Last reviewed: September 2026