T79.0 - Air embolism (traumatic)
- Applicable to Air embolism (traumatic)
- The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM T79.0 became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD10-CM version of T79.0 - other international versions of ICD10 T79.0 may differ.
- T79.0 is a Billable / Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Type 1 Excludes
- air embolism complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
- air embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.0)
- air embolism following infusion, transfusion, and therapeutic injection (T80.0)
- air embolism following procedure NEC (T81.7-)
The following codes above T79.0 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to T79.0:
Chapter: S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Section: T79 Certain early complications of trauma
Category: T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
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