T88.53XS
T88.53XS: Unintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure, sequela
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
T88.53XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check T88.53XS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "S": sequela
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)
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T88.53XS
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on T88.53: Unintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure
- personal history of unintended awareness under general anesthesia (Z92.84)
Written on T88: Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
- complication following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.-)
- complication following procedure NEC (T81.-)
- complications of anesthesia in labor and delivery (O74.-)
- complications of anesthesia in pregnancy (O29.-)
- complications of anesthesia in puerperium (O89.-)
- complications of devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
- complications of obstetric surgery and procedure (O75.4)
- dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments (L23.3, L24.4, L25.1, L27.0-L27.1)
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
- specified complications classified elsewhere
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.