Kodex

Section

T79.1

Fat embolism (traumatic)

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
  - T79.1 Fat embolism (traumatic)
    - T79.1XXA initial encounter
    - T79.1XXD subsequent encounter
    - T79.1XXS sequela

Notes

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Use Additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

T79.1

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

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

J80 Acute respiratory distress syndrome
complications occurring during or following medical procedures (T80-T88)
- T80-T88 Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)
complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)
- T80-T88 Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)
newborn respiratory distress syndrome (P22.0)
- P22.0 Respiratory distress syndrome of newborn