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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T79.6 Traumatic ischaemia of muscle

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T79.6 is the ICD-10 code for Traumatic ischaemia of muscle. 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

What T79.6 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Compartment syndrome
  • Volkmann ischaemic contracture

What T79.6 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • anterior tibial syndrome M76.8

T79.6 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

T79.6Traumatisk ischemi i muskel

NorwayICD-10-NO

T79.6Traumatisk iskemi i muskel

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT796Traumatisk muskeliskæmi

  • DT796AVolkmanns kontraktur
  • DT796BPosttraumatisk dystrofi
  • DT796CParalysis ischaemica Volkmann
  • DT796DTraumatisk rhabdomyolyse
  • DT796ETraumatisk kompartmentssyndrom
FinlandICD-10-FI

T79.6Lihaksen traumaattinen iskemia

GermanyICD-10-GM

T79.6Traumatische Muskelischämie

  • T79.60Traumatische Muskelischämie der oberen Extremität
  • T79.61Traumatische Muskelischämie des Oberschenkels und der Hüfte
  • T79.62Traumatische Muskelischämie des Unterschenkels
  • T79.63Traumatische Muskelischämie des Fußes
  • T79.68Traumatische Muskelischämie sonstiger Lokalisation
  • T79.69Traumatische Muskelischämie nicht näher bezeichneter Lokalisation
FranceICD-10-FR

T79.6Ischémie traumatique d'un muscle

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T79.6traumatische ischemie van spier

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T79.6XXATraumatic ischemia of muscle, initial encounter
  • T79.6XXDTraumatic ischemia of muscle, subsequent encounter
  • T79.6XXSTraumatic ischemia of muscle, sequela

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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