ICD-10 diagnosis code
T88 Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
T88 is the ICD-10 code for Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified. It is a three-character category divided into 10 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What T88 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure T81.2
- specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
- complications of: anaesthesia in: labour and delivery O74.-
- complications of: anaesthesia in: pregnancy O29.-
- complications of: anaesthesia in: puerperium O89.-
- devices, implants and grafts T82-T85
- obstetric surgery and procedures O75.4
- dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments L23.3, L24.4, L25.1, L27.0-L27.1
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals T36-T65
Subcodes of T88
- T88.0Infection following immunization
- T88.1Other complications following immunization, not elsewhere classified
- T88.2Shock due to anaesthesia
- T88.3Malignant hyperthermia due to anaesthesia
- T88.4Failed or difficult intubation
- T88.5Other complications of anaesthesia
- T88.6Anaphylactic shock due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered
- T88.7Unspecified adverse effect of drug or medicament
- T88.8Other specified complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
- T88.9Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified
T88 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DT88Andre komplikationer til kirurgisk og medicinsk behandling IKA
T88Muut muualla luokittamattomat kirurgisen ja muun lääketieteellisen hoidon komplikaatiot
T88Sonstige Komplikationen bei chirurgischen Eingriffen und medizinischer Behandlung, anderenorts nicht klassifiziert
T88Autres complications de soins chirurgicaux et médicaux, non classées ailleurs
T88overige complicaties van chirurgische- en medische-behandeling, niet
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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