Instruction Source: T79.1XXA
Fat embolism (traumatic), initial encounter
Instruction Source: T79.1
Fat embolism (traumatic)
Excludes 1 (Mutually Exclusive)
- abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2)
- fat embolism complicating:
- pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.8)
Instruction Source: T79
Certain early complications of trauma (T79)
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- 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)
Instruction Source: S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Excludes 2 (Not Included Here)
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Clinical 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