T81.10XA — Postprocedural shock unspecified, initial encounter
T81.10XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for postprocedural shock unspecified, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T81
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Collapse NOS during or resulting from a procedure, not elsewhere classified
- Postprocedural failure of peripheral circulation
- Postprocedural shock NOS
Risk adjustment
T81.10XA does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
T81.10XA is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies — 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T81.10. If T81.10XA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T81.10XA
- Is T81.10XA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T81.10XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T81.10XA sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88).