T79.A1 – Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
Coding Notes
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Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Applicable To
Traumatic compartment syndrome of shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers
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Compartment syndrome
(deep) (posterior) (traumatic)
T79.A0
upper extremity
(shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, hand, fingers)
T79.A1
Syndrome
See also Disease
compartment
(deep) (posterior) (traumatic)
T79.A0
upper extremity
(shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, hand, fingers)
T79.A1
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Sibling Codes
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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.A | Traumatic compartment syndrome |
| T79.A1 |
Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
Applicable to
Traumatic compartment syndrome of shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers
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| T79.A11 | Traumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity |
| T79.A12 | Traumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremity |
| T79.A19 | Traumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity |