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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

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T79 is the ICD-10 code for Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block T79–T79 (Certain early complications of trauma) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What T79 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • complications of surgical and medical care NEC T80-T88
  • respiratory distress:
  • when occurring during or following medical procedures T80-T88

Subcodes of T79

T79 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

T79Vissa tidiga komplikationer till skada genom yttre våld som ej klassificeras på annan plats

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT79Visse tidlige komplikationer til skade ved ydre påvirkning IKA

FinlandICD-10-FI

T79Eräät muualla määrittämättömät ulkoisen väkivallan varhaiset komplikaatiot

GermanyICD-10-GM

T79Bestimmte Frühkomplikationen eines Traumas, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

T79Certaines complications précoces des traumatismes, non classées ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T79bepaalde vroege complicaties van trauma, niet elders geclassificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T79.A0XACompartment syndrome, unspecified, initial encounter
  • T79.A0XDCompartment syndrome, unspecified, subsequent encounter
  • T79.A0XSCompartment syndrome, unspecified, sequela
  • T79.A11ATraumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity, initial encounter
  • T79.A11DTraumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity, subsequent encounter
  • T79.A11STraumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity, sequela
  • T79.A12ATraumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremity, initial encounter
  • T79.A12DTraumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremity, subsequent encounter
  • and 19 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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