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T79.A0XA - Compartment syndrome, unspecified, initial encounter


The ICD 10 Code for Compartment syndrome, unspecified, initial encounter is listed as T79.A0XA.
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.A0XA
Description: Compartment syndrome, unspecified, initial encounter
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
922 - Other Injury, Poisoning & Toxic Effect Diag W Mcc
923 - Other Injury, Poisoning & Toxic Effect Diag W/o Mcc
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Certain early complications of trauma (T79)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 958.90 - Compartment syndrome, unspecified (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T79.A0XA:
T79.A0XD - Compartment syndrome, unspecified, subsequent encounter
T79.A0XS - Compartment syndrome, unspecified, sequela