ICD-10 CM Code T81.4
T81.4
Infection following a procedure
- T81.40 Infection following a procedure, unspecified
- T81.41 Infection following a procedure, superficial incisional surgical site
- T81.42 Infection following a procedure, deep incisional surgical site
- T81.43 Infection following a procedure, organ and space surgical site
- T81.44 Sepsis following a procedure
- T81.49 Infection following a procedure, other surgical site
Inclusion Term
- Wound abscess following a procedure
Excludes Type 2
- 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)
- 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)
7th Character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T81
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
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