T79.8⚠ Requires 7th Character

Other early complications of trauma

⚠ 7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to T79.8:

Ainitial encounterT79.8XXA Dsubsequent encounterT79.8XXD SsequelaT79.8XXS

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to T79.8 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Complication (s) (from) (of), trauma (early), specified NECMeningitis (basal) (basic) (brain) (cerebral) (cervical) (congestive) (diffuse) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (membranous) (metastatic) (nonspecific) (pontine) (progressive) (simple) (spinal) (subacute) (sympathetic) (toxic), traumatic (complication of injury)Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved), traumatic (complication) (early) (secondary)

Code Hierarchy

┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├T79Certain early complications of trauma (T79)├T79Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

└T79.8Other early complications of trauma

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