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M79.A Nontraumatic compartment syndrome

Non-Billable/Non-Specific

Code First

  • , if applicable, associated postprocedural complication

Type 1 Excludes

  • compartment syndrome NOS (T79.A-)
  • fibromyalgia (M79.7)
  • nontraumatic ischemic infarction of muscle (M62.2-)
  • traumatic compartment syndrome (T79.A-)

Codes

  • M79.A1Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
    • M79.A11Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of right upper extremity
    • M79.A12Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of left upper extremity
    • M79.A19Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified upper extremity
  • M79.A2Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
    • M79.A21Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of right lower extremity
    • M79.A22Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of left lower extremity
    • M79.A29Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of unspecified lower extremity
  • M79.A3Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen
  • M79.A9Nontraumatic compartment syndrome of other sites