T79.7XXA
Billable

Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema (initial encounter)

Extension type: Initial encounter

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

Excludes2

2 items

•
emphysema NOS (J43)
•
emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure (T81.82)

Billable Code

T79.7XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

subcutaneous emphysema

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Subcutaneous Emphysema

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)T79.7(Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema)

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

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

Excludes2

6 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)

From T79.7:

•
emphysema NOS (J43)
•
emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure (T81.82)

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

T79.7XXA
Billable

Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema (initial encounter)

Excludes2

Billable Code

Referenced in Diagnoses

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

Excludes2

From T79:

From T79.7:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

7th Character Notes

From T79:

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T79.7XXABillable

Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema (initial encounter)

Excludes2

Billable Code

Referenced in Diagnoses

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

Excludes2

From T79:

From T79.7:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

7th Character Notes

From T79:

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T79.7XXA
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