T79.A - Traumatic compartment syndrome
- Applicable to Traumatic compartment syndrome
- The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM T79.A became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD10-CM version of T79.A - other international versions of ICD10 T79.A may differ.
- T79.A is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- T79.A Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- T79.A - Traumatic compartment syndrome
- T79.A - Traumatic compartment syndrome
- T79.A0 - Compartment syndrome, unspecified
- T79.A1 - Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
- T79.A11 - Traumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity
- T79.A12 - Traumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremity
- T79.A19 - Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity
- T79.A2 - Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
- T79.A21 - Traumatic compartment syndrome of right lower extremity
- T79.A22 - Traumatic compartment syndrome of left lower extremity
- T79.A29 - Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified lower extremity
- T79.A3 - Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen
- T79.A9 - Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites
Type 1 Excludes
- fibromyalgia (M79.7)
- nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-)
Type 2 Excludes
- traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (T79.6)
The following codes above T79.A contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to T79.A:
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
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
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