ICD-10-CM Code for Postprocedural hematoma and seroma of skin and subcutaneous tissue following a procedure L76. 3.
4-, a post-procedural wound infection and post-procedural sepsis were assigned to the same ICD-10-CM code T81. 4-, Infection following a procedure with a code for the infection (sepsis, cellulitis, etc.)
ICD-10-CM Code for Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems Z48. 81.
998.83 - Non-healing surgical wound. ICD-10-CM.
Table 1ICD-10 CodeDefinitionT81.4Infection following a procedure, not elsewhere classified (includes: intra-abdominal post procedural, stitch post procedural, subphrenic post procedural, wound post procedural, sepsis post procedural)5 more rows•Jul 1, 2015
A surgical site infection is an infection that occurs after surgery in the part of the body where the surgery took place. Surgical site infections can sometimes be superficial infections involving the skin only.Nov 24, 2010
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z48. 815: Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the digestive system.
Aftercare visit codes cover situations in which the initial treatment of a disease has been performed but the patient requires continued care during the healing or recovery phase, or for the long-term consequences of the disease.Aug 18, 2021
Use Z codes to code for surgical aftercare. Z47. 89, Encounter for other orthopedic aftercare, and. Z47.Aug 6, 2021
Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter. T81. 31XA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Codes for open wounds are also found consistently across the body sites. The types of open wounds classified in ICD-10-CM are laceration without foreign body, laceration with foreign body, puncture wound without foreign body, puncture wound with foreign body, open bite, and unspecified open wound. For instance, S81.May 16, 2018
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified (T81). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code T81.89XA its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.