ICD-10-CM
T81.4
Infection following a procedure
- Kind
- Header. Not a billable code.
- Category
- T81
Codes under T81.4
A header groups codes and is not billed. A billable code is one you can report.
- T81.40Infection following a procedure, unspecifiedHeader
- T81.41Infection following a procedure, superficial incisional surgical siteHeader
- T81.42Infection following a procedure, deep incisional surgical siteHeader
- T81.43Infection following a procedure, organ and space surgical siteHeader
- T81.44Sepsis following a procedureHeader
- T81.49Infection following a procedure, other surgical siteHeader
It's the public CDC file. Check the official guidelines before you code.
Excludes2
Excludes2 means the other condition can be reported with this one when both are documented.
- H59.4-Bleb associated endophthalmitis
- T80.2-Infection due to infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection
- infection due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.6-T82.7, T83.5-T83.6, T84.5-T84.7, T85.7)
- O86.0-Obstetric surgical wound infection
- R50.82Postprocedural fever NOS
- K68.11Postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess