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T79.9 - Unspecified early complication of trauma


The ICD 10 Code for Unspecified early complication of trauma is listed as T79.9.
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: T79.9
Description: Unspecified early complication of trauma
  • Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)
  • Use additional code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
  • Use additional code(s) to identify the specified condition resulting from the complication
  • Use additional code to identify devices involved and details of circumstances (Y62-Y82)
  • Excludes2: any encounters with medical care for postprocedural conditions in which no complications are present, such as:
  • artificial opening status (Z93.-)
  • closure of external stoma (Z43.-)
  • fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device (Z44.-)
  • burns and corrosions from local applications and irradiation (T20-T32)
  • complications of surgical procedures during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • mechanical complication of respirator [ventilator] (J95.850)
  • poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4 or 6)
  • postprocedural fever (R50.82)
  • specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
  • cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0)
  • colostomy malfunction (K94.0-)
  • disorders of fluid and electrolyte imbalance (E86-E87)
  • functional disturbances following cardiac surgery (I97.0-I97.1)
  • intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specified body systems (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4,H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95.6-, J95.7, K91.6-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)
  • ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)
  • postgastric surgery syndromes (K91.1)
  • postlaminectomy syndrome NEC (M96.1)
  • postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome (I97.2)
  • postsurgical blind-loop syndrome (K91.2)
  • ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Certain early complications of trauma (T79)
Parent T79 - Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T79.9:
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.A - Traumatic compartment syndrome