T81.19: Other postprocedural shock
T81.19 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other postprocedural shock. 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 T81
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Postprocedural hypovolemic shock
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T81.19
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on T81.1: Postprocedural shock
- anaphylactic shock NOS (T78.2)
- anaphylactic shock due to correct substance properly administered (T88.6)
- anaphylactic shock due to serum (T80.5-)
- electric shock (T75.4)
- obstetric shock (O75.1)
- shock due to anesthesia (T88.2)
- shock following abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.3)
- traumatic shock (T79.4)
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T81.19
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on T81: Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
- complications following immunization (T88.0-T88.1)
- complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.-)
- complications of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)
- specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
- complication of prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
- dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments (L23.3, L24.4, L25.1, L27.0-L27.1)
- endosseous dental implant failure (M27.6-)
- floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) (intraoperative) H21.81
- intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specific body system (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95, K91.-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)
- ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)
- plateau iris syndrome (post-iridectomy) (postprocedural) H21.82
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
Other codes that can never be billed with T81.19
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- E86Volume depletion
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Hypovolemia›surgical shock
- Shock›pleural(surgical)
- Complication›surgical procedure›shock(hypovolemic)
- Shock›hemorrhagic›surgery(intraoperative) (postoperative)
- Shock›hypovolemic›surgical
- Shock›postprocedural›hypovolemic
- Shock›postprocedural›specified type NEC
- Decrease›blood›pressure›due to shock following›operation
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead T81.19
3 child codes. Green means billable.