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T79.A Non-Billable Code

Traumatic compartment syndrome

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.

As a non-billable code, it requires more specific digits to be used on a medical claim.

Coding Guidelines & Notes

excludes1
  • fibromyalgia (M79.7)
  • nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-)
excludes2
  • traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (T79.6)

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • T79.A0 - Compartment syndrome, unspecified Billable
  • T79.A1 - Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
  • T79.A2 - Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
  • T79.A3 - Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen Billable
  • T79.A9 - Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites Billable

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