ICD-10 CM Code T79.0
T79.0
Air embolism (traumatic)
Excludes Type 1
- air embolism complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
- air embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.0)
- air embolism following infusion, transfusion, and therapeutic injection (T80.0)
- air embolism following procedure NEC (T81.7-)
Excludes Type 2
- 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)
7th Character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
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