T79.1
Billable codeFat embolism (traumatic)
The ICD-10 code for fat embolism (traumatic) is T79.1.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T79.0Air embolism (traumatic)
- T79.2Traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma
- T79.4Traumatic shock
- T79.5Traumatic anuria
- T79.6Traumatic ischemia of muscle
- T79.7Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema
- T79.8Other early complications of trauma
- T79.9Unspecified early complication of trauma
- T79.ATraumatic compartment syndromenon-billable header
- T79.1Fat embolism (traumatic)