ICD-10 diagnosis code

T81.4 Infection following a procedure, not elsewhere classified

T81.4 is the ICD-10 code for Infection following 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 T81.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

Abscess:
- intra-abdominal postprocedural
- stitch postprocedural
- subphrenic postprocedural
- wound postprocedural
Sepsis
- postprocedural

What T81.4 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

infection due to:
- infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection T80.2
- 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

Coding notes

Use additional code, if desired, to identify other manifestations of infection, such as sepsis or abscess.

T81.4 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

T81.4Infektion efter kirurgiska och medicinska ingrepp som ej klassificeras på annan plats

NorwayICD-10-NO

T81.4Infeksjon etter kirurgiske eller medisinske prosedyrer ikke klassifisert annet sted

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT814Infektion efter indgreb IKA

DT814AAbsces i operationscicatrice
DT814BPostoperativ intraabdominal absces
DT814CPostoperativ subfrenisk absces
DT814DPostoperativ sepsis
DT814EPostoperativt sårgranulom
DT814FPostoperativ sårinfektion
DT814GPostoperativ overfladisk sårinfektion
DT814HPostoperativ dyb sårinfektion
and 5 more national subcodes

FinlandICD-10-FI

T81.4Muualla luokittamaton leikkauksen tai toimenpiteen jälkeen ilmenevä infektio

GermanyICD-10-GM

T81.4Infektion nach einem Eingriff, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

T81.4Infection après un acte à visée diagnostique et thérapeutique, non classée ailleurs

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T81.4infectie na medische verrichting, niet elders geclassificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

T81.40XAInfection following a procedure, unspecified, initial encounter
T81.40XDInfection following a procedure, unspecified, subsequent encounter
T81.40XSInfection following a procedure, unspecified, sequela
T81.41XAInfection following a procedure, superficial incisional surgical site, initial encounter
T81.41XDInfection following a procedure, superficial incisional surgical site, subsequent encounter
T81.41XSInfection following a procedure, superficial incisional surgical site, sequela
T81.42XAInfection following a procedure, deep incisional surgical site, initial encounter
T81.42XDInfection following a procedure, deep incisional surgical site, subsequent encounter
and 10 more national subcodes

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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