T79.0 - Air embolism (traumatic)

The ICD 10 Code for Air embolism (traumatic) is listed as T79.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	T79.0
Description:	Air embolism (traumatic) Excludes1: air embolism complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.2) air embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O88.0) air embolism following infusion, transfusion, and therapeutic injection (T80.0) air embolism following procedure NEC (T81.7-)

Chapter	Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block	Certain early complications of trauma (T79)
Parent	T79 - Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T79.0:
T79.1 - Fat embolism (traumatic)
T79.2 - Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma
T79.4 - Traumatic shock
T79.5 - Traumatic anuria
T79.6 - Traumatic ischemia of muscle
T79.7 - Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema
T79.8 - Other early complications of trauma
T79.9 - Unspecified early complication of trauma
T79.A - Traumatic compartment syndrome