T79 - Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

The ICD 10 Code for Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified is listed as T79.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	T79
Description:	Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified Excludes2: 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) The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79 A - initial encounter D - subsequent encounter S - sequela

Chapter	Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of T79:
T79.0 - Air embolism (traumatic)
T79.1 - Fat embolism (traumatic)
T79.2 - Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma
T79.4 - Traumatic shock
T79.5 - Traumatic anuria
T79.6 - Traumatic ischemia of muscle
T79.7 - Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema
T79.8 - Other early complications of trauma
T79.9 - Unspecified early complication of trauma
T79.A - Traumatic compartment syndrome