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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T81.6 Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure

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T81.6 is the ICD-10 code for Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure. 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 T81.6 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Peritonitis:
    • aseptic
    • chemical

T81.6 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

T81.6Akut reaktion på främmande substans som oavsiktligt kvarlämnats under ingrepp

NorwayICD-10-NO

T81.6Akutt reaksjon mot fremmed stoff utilsiktet etterlatt under kirurgiske eller medisinske prosedyrer

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT816Reaktion mod fremmedlegeme utilsigtet efterladt i operationsfelt

  • DT816APeritonitis (aseptisk, kemisk) forårsaget af fremmedlegeme utilsigtet efterladt i operationsfelt
FinlandICD-10-FI

T81.6Akuutti reaktio toimenpiteen aikana vahingossa kehoon jätettyyn vieraaseen aineeseen

GermanyICD-10-GM

T81.6Akute Reaktion auf eine während eines Eingriffes versehentlich zurückgebliebene Fremdsubstanz

FranceICD-10-FR

T81.6Réaction aigüe à une substance étrangère laissée accidentellement au cours d'un

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T81.6acute reactie op vreemde stof, onopzettelijk achtergelaten tijdens medische

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T81.60XAUnspecified acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure, initial encounter
  • T81.60XDUnspecified acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure, subsequent encounter
  • T81.60XSUnspecified acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure, sequela
  • T81.61XAAseptic peritonitis due to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure, initial encounter
  • T81.61XDAseptic peritonitis due to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure, subsequent encounter
  • T81.61XSAseptic peritonitis due to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure, sequela
  • T81.69XAOther acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure, initial encounter
  • T81.69XDOther acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure, subsequent encounter
  • and 1 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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