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T79.6
Non-billable

Traumatic ischemia of muscle

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

Inclusion Terms

2 items
  • •
    Traumatic rhabdomyolysis
  • •
    Volkmann's ischemic contracture

Excludes2

3 items
  • •
    anterior tibial syndrome (M76.8)
  • •
    compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • •
    nontraumatic ischemia of muscle (M62.2-)

Coding Guidance

T79.6 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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Rhabdomyolysis

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-T88T79

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

Excludes2

4 items

From T79:

  • •
    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)

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:

  • •
    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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