T88.53XA
T88.53XA — Unintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
T88.53XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T88
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- personal history of unintended awareness under general anesthesia (Z92.84)
Risk adjustment
T88.53XA 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T88.53. If T88.53XA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T88.53XA
- Is T88.53XA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T88.53XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T88.53XA 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).