T88.5 is the ICD-10 code for Other complications of anaesthesia. It is a four-character subcategory of T88 (Other complications of surgical and medical care, 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 T88.5 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Hypothermia following anaesthesia
T88.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
T88.5Annen komplikasjon ved anestesi
DT885Anden komplikation til anæstesi
- DT885AHypotermi efter anæstesi
- DT885EKomplikation til epidural analgesi
- DT885GKomplikation til generel anæstesi
- DT885SKomplikation til spinal analgesi
T88.5Muu anestesiakomplikaatio
T88.5Sonstige Komplikationen infolge Anästhesie
T88.5Autres complications consécutives à une anesthésie
T88.5overige complicaties van anesthesie
Listed through more specific codes:
- T88.51XAHypothermia following anesthesia, initial encounter
- T88.51XDHypothermia following anesthesia, subsequent encounter
- T88.51XSHypothermia following anesthesia, sequela
- T88.52XAFailed moderate sedation during procedure, initial encounter
- T88.52XDFailed moderate sedation during procedure, subsequent encounter
- T88.52XSFailed moderate sedation during procedure, sequela
- T88.53XAUnintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure, initial encounter
- T88.53XDUnintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure, 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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