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729.72 - Nontraumatic Compartment Syndrome Of Lower Extremity


The ICD 9 Code for Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity is listed as 729.72.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 729.72
Long Description: Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
Short Description: Nontraum comp syn-low ex
Chapter: Diseases Of The Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue
Block: Rheumatism, Excluding The Back (725-729)
Related Descriptions: Triceps surae compartment syndrome
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: M79.A29 - Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified lower extremity (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 729.72:
729.71 - Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
729.73 - Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen
729.79 - Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of other sites