ICD-10-CM code "T79.A19": Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity (2024)

Overview

ICD-10 CodeT79.A19
DescriptionTraumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity
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 compartment syndrome (T79.A)
  5. Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity (T79.A1)
  6. Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity (T79.A19)
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 compartment syndrome (T79.A)

    Type 1fibromyalgia (M79.7)

    Type 1nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-)

    Type 2traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (T79.6)

  5. Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity (T79.A1)
  6. Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity (T79.A19)

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 compartment syndrome (T79.A)
  5. Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity (T79.A1)
  6. Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity (T79.A19)