T79.7

Billable code

Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema

The ICD-10 code for traumatic subcutaneous emphysema is T79.7.

Clinical notes

Excludes2 (not included here)

An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.

emphysema NOS (J43)
emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure (T81.82)

Documentation support

General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.

•As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.

Clinical notes

Excludes2 (not included here)

Documentation support

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