T81

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Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

T81 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (8)

T81.1Postprocedural shockCategory→T81.3Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classifiedCategory→T81.4Infection following a procedureCategory→T81.5Complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedureCategory→T81.6Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedureCategory→T81.7Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classifiedCategory→T81.8Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classifiedCategory→T81.9Unspecified complication of procedureCategory→

Chapter Information

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for T81

Postprocedural shock

T81.1›

Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classified

T81.3›

Infection following a procedure

T81.4›

Complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure

T81.5›

Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure

T81.6›

Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classified

T81.7›

Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

T81.8›

Unspecified complication of procedure

T81.9›

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