ICD-10-CM code "T79.7": Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeT79.7
DescriptionTraumatic subcutaneous emphysema
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. Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema (T79.7)
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. Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema (T79.7)

    Type 2emphysema NOS (J43)

    Type 2emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure (T81.82)

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. Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema (T79.7)