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ICD-10-CM T81.4 — Infection following a procedure | Codelle

ICD-10-CM/T81/T81.4

T81.4

ICD-10-CM

Infection following a procedure

Clinical Notes

Inclusion Terms

Wound abscess following a procedure

Excludes 2 — Not included here

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)

Code also

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

Code Hierarchy

▲T81Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

T81.4(current)

Subcodes (6)

T81.40Infection following a procedure, unspecified

T81.41Infection fol a procedure, superfic incisional surgical site

T81.42Infection fol a procedure, deep incisional surgical site

T81.43Infection fol a procedure, organ and space surgical site

T81.44Sepsis following a procedure

T81.49Infection following a procedure, other surgical site

Same Category

T81Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified T81.1Postprocedural shock T81.10Postprocedural shock unspecified T81.10XAPostprocedural shock unspecified, initial encounter T81.10XDPostprocedural shock unspecified, subsequent encounter

T81.10XS

Postprocedural shock unspecified, sequela

T81.11Postprocedural cardiogenic shock

T81.11XAPostprocedural cardiogenic shock, initial encounter

T81.11XDPostprocedural cardiogenic shock, subsequent encounter

T81.11XSPostprocedural cardiogenic shock, sequela

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