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T81.2 Accidental puncture and laceration during a procedure, not elsewhere classified

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T81.2 is the ICD-10 code for Accidental puncture and laceration during a procedure, not elsewhere classified. It is a four-character subcategory of T81 (Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block T80–T88 (Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What T81.2 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Accidental perforation of:
    • blood vessel by catheter during a procedure
    • blood vessel by endoscope during a procedure
    • blood vessel by instrument during a procedure
    • blood vessel by probe during a procedure
    • nerve by catheter during a procedure
    • nerve by endoscope during a procedure
    • nerve by instrument during a procedure
    • nerve by probe during a procedure
    • organ by catheter during a procedure
    • organ by endoscope during a procedure
    • organ by instrument during a procedure
    • organ by probe during a procedure

What T81.2 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • damage from instruments during delivery O70-O71
  • perforation, puncture or laceration caused by device or implant intentionally left in operation wound T82-T85
  • specified complications classified elsewhere, such as broad ligament laceration syndrome [Allen-Masters] N83.8

T81.2 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

T81.2Accidentell punktion eller skada under kirurgiska och medicinska ingrepp som ej klassificeras på annan plats

NorwayICD-10-NO

T81.2Utilsiktet punksjon eller laserasjon under kirurgiske eller medisinske prosedyrer, ikke klassifisert annet sted

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT812Utilsigtet peroperativ punktur eller læsion IKA

  • DT812AUtilsigtet peroperativ læsion IKA
  • DT812BUtilsigtet peroperativ punktur IKA
  • DT812GUtilsigtet peroperativ punktur eller læsion af gastrointestinalkanalen
  • DT812HUtilsigtet peroperativ punktur eller læsion af kvindeligt kønsorgan
  • DT812KUtilsigtet peroperativ punktur eller læsion af kar eller lymfesystem
  • DT812NUtilsigtet peroperativ læsion af nerve
  • DT812OUtilsigtet peroperativ læsion af led eller bløddele
  • DT812TUtilsigtet pneumothorax ved punktur
  • and 4 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

T81.2Muualla luokittamaton tahaton pistohaava tai laseraatio toimenpiteen aikana

GermanyICD-10-GM

T81.2Versehentliche Stich- oder Risswunde während eines Eingriffes, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

T81.2Perforation et déchirure accidentelles au cours d'un acte à visée diagnostique et

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T81.2onopzettelijke punctie en laceratie tijdens medische verrichting, niet elders

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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