T79.6

T79.6: Traumatic ischemia of muscle

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T79.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for traumatic ischemia of muscle. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

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

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

anterior tibial syndrome (M76.8)
compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
nontraumatic ischemia of muscle (M62.2-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Traumatic rhabdomyolysis
Volkmann's ischemic contracture

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T79.6

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on T79: Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

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)

Other codes that can never be billed with T79.6

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

M62.2Nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle
M62.82Rhabdomyolysis

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Volkmann's ischemic contracture or paralysis(complicating trauma)
Contraction, contracture, contracted›Volkmann's(ischemic)
Disease, diseased›Volkmann's, acquired
Ischemia, ischemic›muscle, traumatic
Myositis›fibrosa or fibrous, Volkmann's(chronic)
Paralysis, paralytic›ischemic, Volkmann's(complicating trauma)
Paralysis, paralytic›Volkmann's(complicating trauma)
Rhabdomyolysis NEC›traumatic
Syndrome›Volkmann's
Contraction, contracture, contracted›muscle NEC›ischemic(Volkmann's)
Paralysis, paralytic›muscle, muscular NEC›ischemic(Volkmann's) (complicating trauma)