ICD-10-CM T79.4 is the diagnosis code for Traumatic shock. This code falls under the section "Certain early complications of trauma" within Chapter 19 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as T79.4. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where T79.4 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, T79.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
T79.4 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Traumatic shock". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
The parent code of T79.4 is T79 ("Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified"). T79.4 provides a more specific classification within this category.
T79.4 is located in Section T79 — "Certain early complications of trauma" within Chapter 19 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use T79.4 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Traumatic shock" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Traumatic shock is T79.4.
Yes, T79.4 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
T79.4 is in Chapter 19 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for T79.4 include: anaphylactic shock due to adverse food reaction (T78.0-); anaphylactic shock due to correct medicinal substance properly administered (T88.6); anaphylactic shock due to serum (T80.5-) and more.
Yes, T79.4 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.