ICD-10-CM code "T79.9": Unspecified early complication of trauma (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeT79.9
DescriptionUnspecified early complication of trauma
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. Unspecified early complication of trauma (T79.9)
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. Unspecified early complication of trauma (T79.9)

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. Unspecified early complication of trauma (T79.9)