T79.ANon-billable (header)

Traumatic compartment syndrome

Sub-codes of T79.A(5)

T79.A is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill. Sub-codes marked ⚠ require a 7th character — append A, D, or S (and an X placeholder if needed).

T79.A0Compartment syndrome, unspecified⚠ 7th charT79.A1Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremityHeaderT79.A2Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremityHeaderT79.A3Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen⚠ 7th charT79.A9Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites⚠ 7th char

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •fibromyalgia (M79.7)
  • •nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-)

⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)

  • •traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (T79.6)

Code Hierarchy

┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├T79Certain early complications of trauma (T79)├T79Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
└T79.ATraumatic compartment syndrome

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