958.0 AIR EMBOLISM

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 958.0

Short Description: Air embolism

Long Description: Air embolism

Code Classification:

Injury and poisoning (800–999)
- Certain traumatic complications and unspecified injuries (958-959)
  - 958 Certain early complications of trauma
    - 958.0 Air embolism

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 958.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Air
- embolism (any site) (artery) (cerebral) 958.0
  - with
    - abortion - see Abortion, by type, with embolism
    - ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.6
    - molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.6
  - due to implanted device - see Complications, due to (presence of) any device, implant, or graft classified to 996.0-996.5 NEC
  - following
    - abortion 639.6
    - ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.6
    - infusion, perfusion, or transfusion 999.1
  - in pregnancy, childbirth, or puerperium 673.0
  - traumatic 958.0

Embolism 444.9
- air (any site) 958.0
  - with
    - abortion - see Abortion, by type, with embolism
    - ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.6
    - molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.6
  - due to implanted device - see Complications, due to (presence of) any device, implant, or graft classified to 996.0-996.5 NEC
  - following
    - abortion 639.6
    - ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.6
    - infusion, perfusion, or transfusion 999.1
  - in pregnancy, childbirth, or puerperium 673.0
  - traumatic 958.0

Impending

Crosswalk Information

The code 958.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
958.0		T79.0XXA	Air embolism (traumatic), initial encounter

This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
958.1	Fat embolism
958.2	Secondary and recurrent hemorrhage
958.3	Posttraumatic wound infection not elsewhere classified
958.4	Traumatic shock
958.5	Traumatic anuria
958.6	Volkmann's ischemic contracture
958.7	Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema
958.8	Other early complications of trauma
958.90	Compartment syndrome, unspecified
958.91	Traumatic compartment syndrome of upper extremity
958.92	Traumatic compartment syndrome of lower extremity
958.93	Traumatic compartment syndrome of abdomen
958.99	Traumatic compartment syndrome of other sites

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