Is T81.719 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. T81.719 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does T81.719 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).

T81.719

T81.719 — Complication of unspecified artery following a procedure, not elsewhere classified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T81.719 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complication of unspecified artery following a procedure, not elsewhere classified. 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

Risk adjustment

T81.719 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 T81.719 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 T81.719.

Embolism›postoperative, postprocedural›artery
Complication›surgical procedure›vascular›artery
Embolism›air›following›procedure NEC›artery

Code to one of these instead T81.719

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share T81.71. If T81.719 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about T81.719

Is T81.719 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. T81.719 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T81.719 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).