958.7 TRAUM SUBCUTAN EMPHYSEMA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 958.7

Short Description: Traum subcutan emphysema

Long Description: Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Certain traumatic complications and unspecified injuries (958-959)
      • 958 Certain early complications of trauma
        • 958.7 Traum subcutan emphysema

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 958.7 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Aerodermectasia
    • subcutaneous (traumatic) 958.7
      • surgical 998.81
  • Emphysema (atrophic) (centriacinar) (centrilobular) (chronic) (diffuse) (essential) (hypertrophic) (interlobular) (lung) (obstructive) (panlobular) (paracicatricial) (paracinar) (postural) (pulmonary) (senile) (subpleural) (traction) (unilateral) (unilobular) (vesicular) 492.8
    • cellular tissue 958.7
      • surgical 998.81
    • connective tissue 958.7
      • surgical 998.81
    • eyelid 374.85
      • traumatic 958.7
    • laminated tissue 958.7
      • surgical 998.81
    • subcutaneous 958.7
      • due to trauma 958.7
      • nontraumatic 518.1
      • surgical 998.81
    • traumatic 958.7

Crosswalk Information

The code 958.7 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
958.7 Right Arrow T79.7XXA Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema, 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
958.0 Air embolism
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
958.8 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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