ICD10BillableValid for clinical use

ICD-10 Code T79.5: Traumatic anuria

T79.5 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Traumatic anuria in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88).

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88).

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents traumatic anuria in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

Code hierarchy

chapter
19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
block
T07-T88Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
block
T79Certain early complications of trauma (T79)
category
T79Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified
currentT79

Official coding notes

Inclusion terms
  • Crush syndrome
  • Renal failure following crushing

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

Emergency Medicine SpecialistOrthopedic Specialist

Coding guidelines

Compatibility

Legacy and official ICD code match exactly.
Legacy codes
T79.5

Common synonyms

Traumatic anuria

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeT79.5
SystemICD10
Display nameTraumatic anuria
ChapterInjury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
BlockCertain early complications of trauma (T79)

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms
AnuriaBywaters' syndromeCompressionCrush, crushed, crushingFailure, failedNecrosis, necrotic(ischemic)ShockSyndromeSyndromeSyndromeSyndrome

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