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T79.6XXD

T79.6XXD: Traumatic ischemia of muscle, subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

T79.6XXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for traumatic ischemia of muscle, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check T79.6XXD with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "D": subsequent encounter

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 T79.6XXD

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

Written on T79.6: Traumatic ischemia of muscle

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

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)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

T79.6XXD is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
  • A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
  • A56907Billing and Coding: Bisphosphonate Drug Therapy
  • A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under T79.6

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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