ICD-10 CM Code T79.A2
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T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
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T79.A Traumatic compartment syndrome
T79.A2
Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
Inclusion Term
- Traumatic compartment syndrome of hip, buttock, thigh, leg, foot, and toes
Excludes Type 1
- fibromyalgia (M79.7)
- nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-)
- traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (T79.6)
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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