T79.A1

T79.A1: Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T79.A1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity. 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

Inclusion terms

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

Traumatic compartment syndrome of shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T79.A1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on T79.A: Traumatic compartment syndrome

fibromyalgia (M79.7)
nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T79.A1

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

Written on T79.A: Traumatic compartment syndrome

traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (T79.6)

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.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Compartment syndrome›upper extremity(shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, hand, fingers)
Syndrome›compartment›upper extremity(shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, hand, fingers)