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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T79.3 Post-traumatic wound infection, not elsewhere classified

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T79.3 is the ICD-10 code for Post-traumatic wound infection, not elsewhere classified. It is a four-character subcategory of T79 (Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Coding notes

  • Use additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to identify infectious agent.

T79.3 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

T79.3Posttraumatisk sårinfektion som ej klassificeras på annan plats

NorwayICD-10-NO

T79.3Posttraumatisk sårinfeksjon ikke klassifisert annet sted

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT793Posttraumatisk sårinfektion IKA

FinlandICD-10-FI

T79.3Muualla luokittamaton vamman jälkeinen haavainfektio

GermanyICD-10-GM

T79.3Posttraumatische Wundinfektion, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

T79.3Infection posttraumatique d'une plaie, non classée ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T79.3posttraumatische wondinfectie, niet elders geclassificeerd

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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