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T81.4Infection following a procedure

ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)

Code Details

BillableNo — use a more specific child code
ChapterChapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
SectionComplications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)
Parent codeT81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

  • Wound abscess following a procedure

Excludes2 (not part of this condition — may code both)

  • bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)
  • infection due to infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.2-)
  • infection due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.6-T82.7, T83.5-T83.6, T84.5-T84.7, T85.7)
  • obstetric surgical wound infection (O86.0-)
  • postprocedural fever NOS (R50.82)
  • postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify infection
  • code (R65.2-) to identify severe sepsis, if applicable

Code Also

  • , if applicable, disruption of internal operation (surgical) wound (T81.32-)

Subcategories (6)

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