T81.321

T81.321: Disruption or dehiscence of closure of internal operation (surgical) wound of abdominal wall muscle or fascia

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T81.321 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for disruption or dehiscence of closure of internal operation (surgical) wound of abdominal wall muscle or fascia. 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

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T81.321

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on T81.3: Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classified

breakdown (mechanical) of permanent sutures (T85.612)
displacement of permanent sutures (T85.622)
disruption of cesarean delivery wound (O90.0)
disruption of perineal obstetric wound (O90.1)
mechanical complication of permanent sutures NEC (T85.692)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T81.321

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)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Burst stitches or sutures›internal operation wound›abdominal wall muscle or fascia
Dehiscence›closure of›abdominal wall muscle or fascia
Disruption›closure of›abdominal wall muscle or fascia
Dehiscence›closure of›fascia›abdominal
Dehiscence›closure of›muscle or muscle flap›abdominal
Dehiscence›operation wound NEC›internal operation wound›abdominal wall muscle or fascia
Disruption›wound›operation›internal operation wound›abdominal wall muscle or fascia