T79.0XXS
Billable

Air embolism (traumatic) (sequela)

Extension type: Sequela

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Excludes1

4 items

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air embolism complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
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air embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.0)
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air embolism following infusion, transfusion, and therapeutic injection (T80.0)
•
air embolism following procedure NEC (T81.7-)

Billable Code

T79.0XXS is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Parent Codes Referenced:

S00-T88(Chapter 19)T79(Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified)T79.0(Air embolism (traumatic))

Excludes1

6 items

From S00-T88:

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birth trauma (P10-P15)
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obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

From T79.0:

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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-)

Excludes2

4 items

From T79:

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acute respiratory distress syndrome (J80)
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complications occurring during or following medical procedures (T80-T88)
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complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)
•
newborn respiratory distress syndrome (P22.0)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

•
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

7th Character Notes

4 items

From T79:

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The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79
•
A: initial encounter
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D: subsequent encounter
•
S: sequela

T79.0XXS
Billable

Air embolism (traumatic) (sequela)

Excludes1

Billable Code

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

From T79.0:

Excludes2

From T79:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

7th Character Notes

From T79:

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T79.0XXSBillable

Air embolism (traumatic) (sequela)

Excludes1

Billable Code

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

From T79.0:

Excludes2

From T79:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

7th Character Notes

From T79:

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T79.0XXS
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