T81.4
Infection following a procedure
Code Hierarchy
Coding Guidelines
Inclusion Terms
- Wound abscess following a procedure
Excludes2 (Not Included Here)
These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented
- 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-)
- R50.82 - postprocedural fever NOS (R50.82)
- K68.11 - postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)
Code Also
- , if applicable, disruption of internal operation (surgical) wound (T81.32-)
Specific Codes (6)
Infection following a procedure, unspecified
Infection following a procedure, superficial incisional surgical site
Infection following a procedure, deep incisional surgical site
Infection following a procedure, organ and space surgical site
Sepsis following a procedure
Infection following a procedure, other surgical site
Related Codes
Postprocedural shock
Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classified
Complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure
Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure
Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classified
Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Unspecified complication of procedure
