Intraoperative cardiac arrest during other surgery

This code identifies an unexpected cessation of cardiac activity occurring during a surgical procedure other than cardiac surgery. It signifies a life-threatening event where the heart stops pumping blood effectively, requiring immediate resuscitative efforts. This diagnosis is typically made by the operating room team based on clinical signs and monitoring.

Use this code when documentation clearly states that a patient experienced cardiac arrest during a non-cardiac surgical procedure. This includes general surgery, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, etc. The operative report or anesthesia record should explicitly mention the occurrence of cardiac arrest and the context of "during surgery."

• Always sequence this code as a secondary diagnosis, following the code for the underlying condition or reason for the surgery.
• Do not use this code if the cardiac arrest occurred pre-operatively or post-operatively; specific codes exist for those scenarios.
• Ensure documentation specifies "intraoperative" and "other surgery" to differentiate from cardiac arrest during cardiac procedures (I97.72x).