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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T81.9XXA
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T81.9XXA
Unspecified complication of procedure, initial encounter
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- T81.9XXA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM T81.9XXA became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T81.9XXA - other international versions of ICD-10 T81.9XXA may differ.
The following code(s) above
T81.9XXA contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
T81.9XXA:
- S00-T88
2023 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - T80-T88
2023 ICD-10-CM Range T80-T88
Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classifiedType 2 Excludes- any encounters with medical care for postprocedural conditions in which no complications are present, such as:
- artificial opening status (Z93.-)
- closure of external stoma (Z43.-)
- fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device (Z44.-)
- burns and corrosions from local applications and irradiation (T20-T32)
- complications of surgical procedures during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- mechanical complication of respirator [ventilator] (J95.850)
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4 or 6)
- postprocedural fever (R50.82)
- specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
- cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0)
- colostomy malfunction (K94.0-)
- disorders of fluid and electrolyte imbalance (E86-E87)
- functional disturbances following cardiac surgery (I97.0-I97.1)
- intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specified body systems (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95.6-, J95.7, K91.6-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)
- ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)
- postgastric surgery syndromes (K91.1)
- postlaminectomy syndrome NEC (M96.1)
- postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome (I97.2)
- postsurgical blind-loop syndrome (K91.2)
- ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)
Use Additional- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified - T81
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T81
Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Type 2 Excludes- complications following immunization (T88.0-T88.1)
- complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.-)
- complications of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)
- specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
- complication of prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
- dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments (L23.3, L24.4, L25.1, L27.0-L27.1)
- endosseous dental implant failure (M27.6-)
- floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) (intraoperative) H21.81
- intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specific body system (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95, K91.-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)
- ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)
- plateau iris syndrome (post-iridectomy) (postprocedural) H21.82
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4 or 6)
Use Additional- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Approximate Synonyms
- Abnormality of surgical wound
- Complication after procedure
- Complication after surgery
- Complication of neonatal circumcision
- Complication of procedure
- Complication of refractive keratoplasty by laser surgery
- Intraoperative circulatory system injury, complicating nonvascular procedure
- Intraoperative circulatory system injury, complicating vascular procedure
- Intraoperative musculoskeletal injury, complicating musculoskeletal procedure
- Intraoperative musculoskeletal injury, complicating nonmusculoskeletal procedure
- Intraoperative pulmonary injury, complicating nonpulmonary procedure
- Intraoperative pulmonary injury, complicating pulmonary procedure
- Lasik complication
- Postoperative complication
- Wound problem after surgery
ICD-10-CM T81.9XXA is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
- 919 Complications of treatment with mcc
- 920 Complications of treatment with cc
- 921 Complications of treatment without cc/mcc
Convert T81.9XXA to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To T81.9XXA
T81.83 Persistent postprocedural fistula
T81.89 Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
T81.9 Unspecified complication of procedure
T81.9XXA
…… initial encounter
T82 Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
T82.0 Mechanical complication of heart valve prosthesis
T82.01 Breakdown (mechanical) of heart valve prosthesis
T82.02 Displacement of heart valve prosthesis
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.