ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
T79-T79 Certain early complications of trauma
T79- Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T79.2XXS

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T79.2XXS

Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma, sequela

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Billable/Specific Code

POA Exempt

T79.2XXS is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Short description: Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemor and seroma, sequela
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM T79.2XXS became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T79.2XXS - other international versions of ICD-10 T79.2XXS may differ.

The following code(s) above T79.2XXS 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 T79.2XXS:

S00-T88
2020 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

Present On Admission

POA Help

"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.

T79.2XXS is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM T79.2XXS is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):

913 Traumatic injury with mcc
914 Traumatic injury without mcc

Convert T79.2XXS 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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T79.2XXS

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

T79.4XXS …… sequela

T79.5 Traumatic anuria

T79.5XXA …… initial encounter

T79.5XXD …… subsequent encounter

T79.5XXS …… sequela

T79.6 Traumatic ischemia of muscle

T79.6XXA …… initial encounter

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

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T79.2XXS

Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma, sequela

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified