T79.7XXS
T79.7XXS: Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema, sequela
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
T79.7XXS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for traumatic subcutaneous emphysema, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check T79.7XXS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "S": sequela
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.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T79.7XXS
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on T79.7: Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
T79.7XXS is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.