T81 - Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
T81.4 - Infection following a procedure
InclusionTerm:
-Intra-abdominal abscess following a procedure
-Postprocedural infection, not elsewhere classified
-Sepsis following a procedure
-Stitch abscess following a procedure
-Subphrenic abscess following a procedure
-Wound abscess following a procedure
Use Additional Code:
-code to identify infection
-code R65.2-) to identify severe sepsis, if applicable
Excludes 1:
-obstetric surgical wound infection O86.0)
-postprocedural fever NOS R50.82)
-postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess K68.11)
Excludes 2:
-bleb associated endophthalmitis H59.4-)
-infection due to infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection T80.2-)
-infection due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts T82.6-T82.7,T83.5-T83.6,T84.5-T84.7,T85.7)