ICD-10-CM Code for Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity T79.A1

ICD-10 code T79.A1 for Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

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

T79.A

Excludes1: fibromyalgia (M79.7)
nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-)

Excludes2: traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (T79.6)

T79

Excludes2: 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)

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