T79.4Non-billable
Traumatic shock
Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Inclusion Terms
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Inclusion Terms
- •Shock (immediate) (delayed) following injury
Excludes1
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Excludes1
- •anaphylactic shock due to adverse food reaction (T78.0-)
- •anaphylactic shock due to correct medicinal substance properly administered (T88.6)
- •anaphylactic shock due to serum (T80.5-)
- •anaphylactic shock NOS (T78.2)
- •electric shock (T75.4)
- •nontraumatic shock NEC (R57.-)
- •obstetric shock (O75.1)
- •postprocedural shock (T81.1-)
- •septic shock (R65.21)
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- •shock due to anesthesia (T88.2)
- •shock due to lightning (T75.01)
- •shock NOS (R57.9)
Coding Guidance
T79.4 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.
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:
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Excludes1
Use Additional Code
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Use Additional Code
From S00-T88:
- •code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)