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T81.8 Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

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T81.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other complications of procedures, 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 T81.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Complication of inhalation therapy
  • Emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure
  • Persistent postoperative fistula

What T81.8 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • hypothermia following anaesthesia T88.5
  • malignant hyperthermia due to anaesthesia T88.3

T81.8 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

T81.8Andra specificerade komplikationer till kirurgiska och medicinska ingrepp som ej klassificeras på annan plats

  • T81.8AInsufficiens av tarmanastomos
  • T81.8WAnnan specificerad komplikation till kirurgiska och medicinska ingrepp som ej klassificeras på annan plats
NorwayICD-10-NO

T81.8Annen spesifisert komplikasjon til kirurgiske eller medisinske prosedyrer ikke klassifisert annet sted

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT818Anden komplikation til indgreb IKA

  • DT818APostoperativt subkutant emfysem
  • DT818BFistel i cicatrice
  • DT818CPermanent postoperativ fistel
  • DT818DSiven af fostervand efter amniocentese
  • DT818EPostoperativ temperaturforhøjelse
  • DT818FPeroperativ blødning UNS
  • DT818GPostoperative sammenvoksninger i næsehulen
  • DT818HTabt linsemateriale
  • and 1 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

T81.8Toimenpiteen yhteydessä ilmenevä muu muualla luokittamaton komplikaatio

GermanyICD-10-GM

T81.8Sonstige Komplikationen bei Eingriffen, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert

FranceICD-10-FR

T81.8Autres complications d'un acte à visée diagnostique et thérapeutique, non classées

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T81.8overige gespecificeerde complicaties van medische verrichtingen, niet elders

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T81.81XAComplication of inhalation therapy, initial encounter
  • T81.81XDComplication of inhalation therapy, subsequent encounter
  • T81.81XSComplication of inhalation therapy, sequela
  • T81.82XAEmphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure, initial encounter
  • T81.82XDEmphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure, subsequent encounter
  • T81.82XSEmphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure, sequela
  • T81.83XAPersistent postprocedural fistula, initial encounter
  • T81.83XDPersistent postprocedural fistula, subsequent encounter
  • and 4 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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