T79.6 Traumatic ischemia of muscle
Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.
Applicable to
- Traumatic rhabdomyolysis
- Volkmann's ischemic contracture
Excludes2 (not included here)
- anterior tibial syndrome (M76.8)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- nontraumatic ischemia of muscle (M62.2-)
Applies from T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2 (not included here)
- acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
- complications occurring during or following medical procedures (T80-T88)
- complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)
- newborn respiratory distress syndrome (P22.0)
7th character note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79
7th character required
- A — initial encounter
- D — subsequent encounter
- S — sequela
Code annotations containing back-references to T79.6
Back-references to T79.6
- Type 1 Excludes:
M62.2 Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle ("traumatic ischemia of muscle (T79.6)") - Type 1 Excludes:
M62.2 Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle ("Volkmann's ischemic contracture (T79.6)") - Type 1 Excludes:
M62.82 Rhabdomyolysis ("traumatic rhabdomyolysis (T79.6)") - Type 2 Excludes:
T79.A Traumatic compartment syndrome ("traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (T79.6)")
Diagnosis Index entries for T79.6
- Contraction (s), contracture, contracted › muscle (postinfective) (postural) NEC › ischemic (Volkmann's)
- Contraction (s), contracture, contracted › Volkmann's (ischemic)
- Disease, diseased › Volkmann's, acquired
- Ischemia, ischemic › muscle, traumatic
- Myositis › fibrosa or fibrous (chronic), Volkmann's
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › ischemic, Volkmann's (complicating trauma)
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › muscle, muscular NEC › ischemic (Volkmann's) (complicating trauma)
- Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) › Volkmann's (complicating trauma)
- Rhabdomyolysis (idiopathic) NEC › traumatic
- Syndrome › Volkmann's
- Volkmann's ischemic contracture or paralysis (complicating trauma)
Nearby codes
T79.4XXS Traumatic shock, sequelaT79.5 Traumatic anuriaT79.5XXA Traumatic anuria, initial encounterT79.5XXD Traumatic anuria, subsequent encounterT79.5XXS Traumatic anuria, sequelaT79.6 Traumatic ischemia of muscle (this code)T79.6XXA Traumatic ischemia of muscle, initial encounterT79.6XXD Traumatic ischemia of muscle, subsequent encounterT79.6XXS Traumatic ischemia of muscle, sequelaT79.7 Traumatic subcutaneous emphysemaT79.7XXA Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema, initial encounter