T88.53XS — Unintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure, sequela
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.
7th 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
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of T88.53XS, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
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
T88.53XS 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.
Code history
T88.53XS has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T88.53. If T88.53XS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T88.53XS
- Is T88.53XS a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T88.53XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T88.53XS 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).