T81.89 — Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
T81.89 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other complications of procedures, 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
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
- code to specify complication, such as:
- postprocedural delirium (F05)
Risk adjustment
T81.89 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 T81.89 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 T81.89.
- Granuloma›operation wound
- Granuloma›stitch(postoperative)
- Painful›wire sutures
- Complication›respiratory system›therapy
- Granuloma›operation wound›stitch
Code to one of these instead T81.89
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T81.8. If T81.89 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T81.89
- Is T81.89 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T81.89 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T81.89 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).