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ICD-10 diagnosis code

T88.9 Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified

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T88.9 is the ICD-10 code for Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified. 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 T88.9 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

T88.9 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

T88.9Komplikationer till kirurgiska åtgärder och medicinsk vård, ospecificerade

NorwayICD-10-NO

T88.9Uspesifisert komplikasjon til kirurgisk eller medisinsk behandling

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DT889Komplikation til kirurgisk eller medicinsk behandling UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

T88.9Määrittämätön kirurgisen tai muun lääketieteellisen hoidon komplikaatio

GermanyICD-10-GM

T88.9Komplikation bei chirurgischen Eingriffen und medizinischer Behandlung, nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

T88.9Complication de soins chirurgicaux et médicaux, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

T88.9complicatie van chirurgische en medische behandeling, niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • T88.9XXAComplication of surgical and medical care, unspecified, initial encounter
  • T88.9XXDComplication of surgical and medical care, unspecified, subsequent encounter
  • T88.9XXSComplication of surgical and medical care, unspecified, sequela

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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