AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2006 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Compartment Syndrome

Effective October 1, 2006, codes were created for traumatic and nontraumatic compartment syndrome of specific areas such as the arm, abdomen, leg, and other sites. Compartment syndrome involves increased pressure in an enclosed tissue space that decreases blood flow to muscles and nerve cells. This may cause muscle and nerve damage, and may cause cells to die. Compartment syndrome most often occurs within an extremity but has been described in the abdomen and other sites. The syndrome may be non-traumatic or caused by trauma. Some causes are external compression or soft tissue swelling (such as edema or hematoma), burn...

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