T79.A9 Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

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

Applies from T79.A Traumatic compartment syndrome

Excludes1 (never code together)

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

Excludes2 (not included here)

• traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (T79.6)

Code annotations containing back-references to T79.A9

Back-references to T79.A

• Type 1 Excludes: M62.2 Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle ("compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M79.A Nontraumatic compartment syndrome ("compartment syndrome NOS (T79.A-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M79.A Nontraumatic compartment syndrome ("traumatic compartment syndrome (T79.A-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T79.6 Traumatic ischemia of muscle ("compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for T79.A9

• Compartment syndrome (deep) (posterior) (traumatic) › specified site NEC
• Syndrome › compartment (deep) (posterior) (traumatic) › specified site NEC

Nearby codes

• T79.A29S Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified lower extremity, sequela
• T79.A3 Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen
• T79.A3XA Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen, initial encounter
• T79.A3XD Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen, subsequent encounter
• T79.A3XS Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen, sequela
• T79.A9 Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites (this code)
• T79.A9XA Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites, initial encounter
• T79.A9XD Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites, subsequent encounter
• T79.A9XS Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites, sequela
• T79.8 Other early complications of trauma
• T79.8XXA Other early complications of trauma, initial encounter