ICD-10 code for Volkmann's paralysis

The ICD-10-CM code for Volkmann's paralysis is T79.6 (Traumatic ischemia of muscle).

Within T79 (certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified), T79.6 is specifically for traumatic ischemia of muscle. Related codes cover air embolism (traumatic) (T79.0), fat embolism (traumatic) (T79.1), traumatic secondary and recurrent hemorrhage and seroma (T79.2), traumatic shock (T79.4), traumatic anuria (T79.5), traumatic subcutaneous emphysema (T79.7), other early complications of trauma (T79.8), unspecified early complication of trauma (T79.9) and 1 more.

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of T79.6, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: anterior tibial syndrome (M76.8), compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) and nontraumatic ischemia of muscle (M62.2-).