ICD-10-CM code "T79.0": Air embolism (traumatic) (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeT79.0
DescriptionAir embolism (traumatic)
Hierarchy
  1. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. Certain early complications of trauma (T79)
  3. Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified (T79)
  4. Air embolism (traumatic) (T79.0)
Billable statusICD-10-CM Billable code

Excludes

  1. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

    Type 1birth trauma (P10-P15)

    Type 1obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

  2. Certain early complications of trauma (T79)
  3. Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified (T79)

    Type 2acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)

    Type 2complications occurring during or following medical procedures (T80-T88)

    Type 2complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)

    Type 2newborn respiratory distress syndrome (P22.0)

  4. Air embolism (traumatic) (T79.0)

    Type 1air embolism complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)

    Type 1air embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.0)

    Type 1air embolism following infusion, transfusion, and therapeutic injection (T80.0)

    Type 1air embolism following procedure NEC (T81.7-)

Includes

  1. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. Certain early complications of trauma (T79)
  3. Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified (T79)
  4. Air embolism (traumatic) (T79.0)