K95.81

K95.81: Infection due to other bariatric procedure

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

K95.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for infection due to other bariatric procedure. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check K95.81 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code to specify type of infection or organism, such as:
bacterial and viral infectious agents (B95.-, B96.-)
cellulitis of abdominal wall (L03.311)
sepsis (A40.-, A41.-)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above K95.81

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on K95.8: Complications of other bariatric procedure

complications of gastric band surgery (K95.0-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

K95.81 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56422Billing and Coding: Bariatric Surgical Management of Morbid Obesity

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Complication›bariatric procedure›specified procedure NEC›infection

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under K95.8

K95.89Other complications of other bariatric procedure