ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88
T79-T79
T79-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T79.1

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T79.1

Fat embolism (traumatic)

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

T79.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM T79.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T79.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 T79.1 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as T79.1. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

fat embolism complicating:
abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O00
Ectopic pregnancy
Includes
- ruptured ectopic pregnancy
Use Additional
- code from category O08 to identify any associated complication
O00
-
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O07
Failed attempted termination of pregnancy
Includes
- failure of attempted induction of termination of pregnancy
- incomplete elective abortion
Type 1 Excludes
- incomplete spontaneous abortion (O03.0-)
O07
,
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O08.2
Embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
Applicable To
- Air embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Amniotic fluid embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Blood-clot embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Embolism NOS following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Fat embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Pulmonary embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Pyemic embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Septic or septicopyemic embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
- Soap embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy
O08.2
)
pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code O88.8
Other obstetric embolism
Applicable To
- Obstetric fat embolism
O88.8
)

The following code(s) above T79.1 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 T79.1:

S00-T88
2023 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Note
- 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
Type 1 Excludes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
T79
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T79
Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
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)
Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

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

Code annotations containing back-references to T79.1:

Type 2 Excludes: I26

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I26
Pulmonary embolism
Includes
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) infarction
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thromboembolism
- pulmonary (acute) (artery)(vein) thrombosis
Type 2 Excludes
- chronic pulmonary embolism (I27.82)
- personal history of pulmonary embolism (Z86.711)
- pulmonary embolism complicating abortion, ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
- pulmonary embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.-)
- pulmonary embolism due to trauma (T79.0, T79.1)
- pulmonary embolism due to complications of surgical and medical care (T80.0, T81.7-, T82.8-)
- septic (non-pulmonary) arterial embolism (I76)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to T79.1:

Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) I74.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code I74.9
Embolism and thrombosis of unspecified artery
- fat (cerebral) (pulmonary) (systemic) T79.1

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T79.1

T78.49XS …… sequela

T78.8 Other adverse effects, not elsewhere classified

T78.8XXA …… initial encounter

T78.8XXD …… subsequent encounter

T78.8XXS …… sequela

T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

T79.0 Air embolism (traumatic)

T79.0XXA …… initial encounter

T79.0XXD …… subsequent encounter

T79.0XXS …… sequela

T79.1 Fat embolism (traumatic)

T79.1XXA …… initial encounter

T79.1XXD …… subsequent encounter

T79.1XXS …… sequela

T79.2 Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma

T79.2XXA …… initial encounter

T79.2XXD …… subsequent encounter

T79.2XXS …… sequela

T79.4 Traumatic shock

T79.4XXA …… initial encounter

T79.4XXD …… subsequent encounter

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T79.1

Fat embolism (traumatic)

Ectopic pregnancy

Failed attempted termination of pregnancy

Embolism following ectopic and molar pregnancy

Other obstetric embolism

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

Pulmonary embolism

Embolism and thrombosis of unspecified artery