T81.10XS — Postprocedural shock unspecified, sequela
T81.10XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for postprocedural shock unspecified, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "S" — sequela
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
T81.10XS 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
T81.10XS 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.
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Related codes at this level
Codes that share T81.10. If T81.10XS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T81.10XS
- Is T81.10XS a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T81.10XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T81.10XS 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).