T79.A

Non-Billable
ChapterS00–T88
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Traumatic compartment syndrome

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)
  • fibromyalgia (M79.7)
  • nontraumatic compartment syndrome (M79.A-)
Excludes2(Not included here)
  • traumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (T79.6)
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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.ATraumatic compartment syndrome
T79.A0Compartment syndrome, unspecified
T79.A1Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
T79.A2Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
T79.A3Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen
T79.A9Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites

Applicable Ancestor Context

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

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.A. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

10 raw paths
Compartment syndrome (deep) (posterior) (traumatic)5 unique routes
Direct index entry→T79.A
abdomen→T79.A
lower extremity (hip, buttock, thigh, leg, foot, toes)→T79.A
specified site NEC→T79.A
upper extremity (shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, hand, fingers)→T79.A
Syndrome5 unique routes
compartment (deep) (posterior) (traumatic)→T79.A(5 variants)
abdomen→T79.A
lower extremity (hip, buttock, thigh, leg, foot, toes)→T79.A
specified site NEC→T79.A
upper extremity (shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist, hand, fingers)→T79.A

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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