T79.6 Traumatic ischemia of muscle

Coding Notes

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Tyoe 2 Excludes

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

Applicable To

Traumatic rhabdomyolysis
Volkmann's ischemic contracture

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Contraction, contracture, contracted (s)
muscle NEC (postinfective) (postural) M62.40
ischemic (Volkmann's) T79.6
Volkmann's (ischemic) T79.6
Disease, diseased See also Syndrome
Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) G83.9
ischemic, Volkmann's (complicating trauma) T79.6
ischemic (Volkmann's) (complicating trauma) T79.6
Volkmann's (complicating trauma) T79.6
Rhabdomyolysis NEC (idiopathic) M62.82
Syndrome See also Disease

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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
T79.6 Traumatic ischemia of muscle
Type 2 Excludes
anterior tibial syndrome (M76.8)
compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
nontraumatic ischemia of muscle (M62.2-)

Applicable to
Traumatic rhabdomyolysis
Volkmann's ischemic contracture