T80.0

T80.0: Air embolism following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T80.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for air embolism following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T80

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T80.0

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on T80: Complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection

bone marrow transplant rejection (T86.01)
febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction (R50.84)
fluid overload due to transfusion (E87.71)
posttransfusion purpura (D69.51)
transfusion associated circulatory overload (TACO) (E87.71)
transfusion (red blood cell) associated hemochromatosis (E83.111)
transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI) (J95.84)

Other codes that can never be billed with T80.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

T79.0Air embolism (traumatic)
T79.0XXAAir embolism (traumatic), initial encounter
T79.0XXDAir embolism (traumatic), subsequent encounter
T79.0XXSAir embolism (traumatic), sequela

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Complication›infusion›air embolism
Complication›transfusion›air embolism
Air›embolism›following›infusion, therapeutic injection or transfusion
Embolism›air›following›infusion, therapeutic injection or transfusion
Embolism›following›infusion, therapeutic injection or transfusion›air