T79
ICD-10Non-billable categoryCertain early complications of trauma, NEC
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
T79 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- 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)
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79
Permitted 7th characters
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes under T79
- T79.0Air embolism (traumatic)category
- T79.1Fat embolism (traumatic)category
- T79.2Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seromacategory
- T79.4Traumatic shockcategory
- T79.5Traumatic anuriacategory
- T79.6Traumatic ischemia of musclecategory
- T79.7Traumatic subcutaneous emphysemacategory
- T79.ATraumatic compartment syndromecategory
- T79.8Other early complications of traumacategory
- T79.9Unspecified early complication of traumacategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.