T79.1

Billable

ChapterS00–T88

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Official Description

Fat embolism (traumatic)

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)

fat embolism complicating:
abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.8)

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

T79Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

T79.1Fat embolism (traumatic)

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to T79.1:

categoryT79

Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified

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chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to T79.1. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

1 raw paths

Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical)1 unique routes

fat (cerebral) (pulmonary) (systemic)→T79.1

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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