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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T79.0XXA
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T79.0XXA
Air embolism (traumatic), initial encounter
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- T79.0XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM T79.0XXA became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T79.0XXA - other international versions of ICD-10 T79.0XXA may differ.
The following code(s) above
T79.0XXA contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
T79.0XXA:
- S00-T88
2023 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- T79
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T79
Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- 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)
- T79.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T79.0
Air embolism (traumatic)
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
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-)
- Air embolism as early complication of trauma
- Early complication of trauma, air embolism
ICD-10-CM T79.0XXA is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 175 Pulmonary embolism with mcc or acute cor pulmonale
- 176 Pulmonary embolism without mcc
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
- 963 Other multiple significant trauma with mcc
- 964 Other multiple significant trauma with cc
- 965 Other multiple significant trauma without cc/mcc
Convert T79.0XXA to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T79.0XXA
T78.8 Other adverse effects, not elsewhere classified
T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
T79.0 Air embolism (traumatic)
T79.0XXA
…… initial encounter
T79.1 Fat embolism (traumatic)
T79.2 Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
