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T79.0 – Air embolism (traumatic)

Overview

Coding Notes

Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

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-)

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Air
embolism (artery) (cerebral) (any site) T79.0
traumatic T79.0
Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) I74.9
air (any site) (traumatic) T79.0

Sibling Codes

Fat embolism (traumatic)
Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma
Traumatic shock
Traumatic anuria
Traumatic ischemia of muscle
Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema
Other early complications of trauma
Unspecified early complication of trauma
Traumatic compartment syndrome

Parent Sibling Codes

Effects of air pressure and water pressure
Asphyxiation
Effects of other deprivation
Adult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, confirmed
Other and unspecified effects of other external causes
Adult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, suspected
Adverse effects, not elsewhere classified
Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

View in Tabular

Code Title
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
T79-T79 Certain early complications of trauma (T79)
T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
T79.0 Air embolism (traumatic)
Type 1 Excludes
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-)