T79.A0XA
T79.A0XA: Compartment syndrome, unspecified, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
T79.A0XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for compartment syndrome, unspecified, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check T79.A0XA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Compartment syndrome NOS
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T79.A0XA
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T79.A0XA
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.