T79.1 Billable Code
Fat embolism (traumatic)
Chapter Classification
Chapter 19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Section Detail
T79
Certain early complications of trauma (T79)
Code Hierarchy
This code is a child of T79.
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- fat embolism complicating:
- abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
- pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.8)
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