Is T81.328 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. T81.328 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does T81.328 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).

T81.328

T81.328 — Disruption or dehiscence of closure of other specified internal operation (surgical) wound

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T81.328 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for disruption or dehiscence of closure of other specified internal operation (surgical) wound. 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.

Disruption or dehiscence of closure of muscle or muscle flap (other than abdominal wall muscle)
Disruption or dehiscence of closure of ribs or rib cage
Disruption or dehiscence of closure of skull or craniotomy
Disruption or dehiscence of closure of sternum or sternotomy
Disruption or dehiscence of closure of tendon or ligament
Disruption or dehiscence of closure of superficial or muscular fascia (other than abdominal wall fascia)

Risk adjustment

T81.328 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.

How T81.328 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to T81.328.

Burst stitches or sutures›internal operation wound
Burst stitches or sutures›internal operation wound›specified NEC
Dehiscence›closure of›craniotomy
Dehiscence›closure of›fascia(muscular) (superficial)
Dehiscence›closure of›internal organ or tissue
Dehiscence›closure of›ligament
Dehiscence›closure of›muscle or muscle flap
Dehiscence›closure of›ribs or rib cage
Dehiscence›closure of›skull
Dehiscence›closure of›sternum(sternotomy)
Dehiscence›closure of›tendon
Disruption›closure of›craniotomy

Code to one of these instead T81.328

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share T81.32. If T81.328 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about T81.328

Is T81.328 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. T81.328 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T81.328 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).