Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified lower extremity
Requires 7th character
T79.A29 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from T79)
- Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (T79.6) (from T79.A)
- birth trauma (P10-P15) (from T79)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from T79)
- acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80) (from T79)
- complications occurring during or following medical procedures (T80-T88) (from T79)
- complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88) (from T79)
- newborn respiratory distress syndrome (P22.0) (from T79)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at T79). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Parent code
- T79.A2Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremityNeeds 7th char