T81.61

T81.61: Aseptic peritonitis due to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure

Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft

T81.61 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for aseptic peritonitis due to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure. 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.

Chemical peritonitis

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T81.61

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on T81.6: Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure

complications of foreign body accidentally left in body cavity or operation wound following procedure (T81.5-)

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

Peritonitis›aseptic
Peritonitis›chemical
Peritonitis›talc
Peritonitis›due to›talc
Foreign body›accidentally left following a procedure›causing›aseptic peritonitis
Peritonitis›due to›foreign›substance accidentally left during a procedure(chemical) (powder) (talc)
Reaction›foreign›substance accidentally left during a procedure›aseptic peritonitis
Foreign body›accidentally left following a procedure›causing›acute reaction›aseptic peritonitis
Foreign body›accidentally left following a procedure›cardiac catheterization›resulting in›acute reaction›aseptic peritonitis
Foreign body›accidentally left following a procedure›packing removal›resulting in›acute reaction›aseptic peritonitis
Foreign body›accidentally left following a procedure›specified procedure NEC›resulting in›acute reaction›aseptic peritonitis
Foreign body›accidentally left following a procedure›surgical operation›resulting in›acute reaction›aseptic peritonitis