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T79.0

Air embolism (traumatic)

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

T79T79.0

Chapter: 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: T79 - Certain early complications of trauma

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with T79.0

  • air embolism complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
  • O88.0 - air embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.0)
  • T80.0 - air embolism following infusion, transfusion, and therapeutic injection (T80.0)
  • air embolism following procedure NEC (T81.7-)

Specific Codes (3)

T79.0XXABillable

Air embolism (traumatic), initial encounter

T79.0XXDBillable

Air embolism (traumatic), subsequent encounter

T79.0XXSBillable

Air embolism (traumatic), sequela

Related Codes

T79.1Category

Fat embolism (traumatic)

T79.2Category

Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma

T79.4Category

Traumatic shock

T79.5Category

Traumatic anuria

T79.6Category

Traumatic ischemia of muscle

T79.7Category

Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema

T79.ACategory

Traumatic compartment syndrome

T79.8Category

Other early complications of trauma

T79.9Category

Unspecified early complication of trauma

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