ICD-10-CM Code T79.4
Traumatic shock

NON-BILLABLE

Non-Billable Code

Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.

7th Character Required

Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."

| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code T79.4 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'traumatic shock' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:

7th Digit	Billable Code	7th Digit Specifies
A	T79.4XXA	initial encounter
D	T79.4XXD	subsequent encounter
S	T79.4XXS	sequela

What is 7th Character Extension?

For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info

The ICD code T79 is used to code Major trauma

Major trauma is any injury that has the potential to cause prolonged disability or death. There are many causes of major trauma, blunt and penetrating, including falls, motor vehicle collisions, and gunshot wounds. Depending on the severity of injury, quick management and transport to an appropriate medical facility (called a trauma center) may be necessary to prevent loss of life or limb. The initial assessment involves a physical evaluation and can also include the use of imaging tools to accurately determine a type of injury and to formulate a course of treatment. Various classification scales exist for use with trauma to determine the severity of injuries, which is used to determine the resources used and for statistical collection. The initial assessment is critical in determining the extent of injuries and what will be needed to manage an injury, and treating immediate life threats.

Specialty:	Emergency Medicine
MeSH Codes:	D014947, D014947, D014947, D014947
ICD 9 Codes:	900, 910, 950, 957

Health care providers attending to a person on a stretcher with a gunshot wound to the head. The patient is intubated, and a mechanical ventilator is visible in the background.

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Coding Notes for T79.4 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms: Inclusion Terms Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.: Shock (immediate) (delayed) following injury

Code Type-1 Excludes: Type-1 Excludes Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here.": Anaphylactic shock due to adverse food reaction - instead, use code T78.0-; Anaphylactic shock due to correct medicinal substance properly administered - instead, use code T88.6; Anaphylactic shock due to serum - instead, use code T80.5-; Anaphylactic shock NOS - instead, use code T78.2; Anesthetic shock - instead, use code T88.2; Electric shock - instead, use code T75.4; Nontraumatic shock NEC - instead, use code R57.-; Obstetric shock - instead, use code O75.1; Postprocedural shock - instead, use code T81.1-; Septic shock - instead, use code R65.21; Shock complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy - instead, use Section O00-O07, O08.3); Shock due to lightning - instead, use code T75.01; Shock NOS - instead, use code R57.9

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T79.4 - Traumatic shock'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T79.4. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Feeble rapid pulse due to shock following injury (T79.4)

Shock +