T81.41XDBillable
Infection following a procedure, superficial incisional surgical site (subsequent encounter)
Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Inclusion Terms
2 items
Inclusion Terms
- •Subcutaneous abscess following a procedure
- •Stitch abscess following a procedure
Billable Code
T81.41XD is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Inclusion Terms
3 items
Inclusion Terms
From T81.4:
- •Wound abscess following a procedure
From T81.41:
- •Subcutaneous abscess following a procedure
- •Stitch abscess following a procedure
Excludes1
2 items
Excludes1
Excludes2
18 items
Excludes2
From T81:
- •
- •complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.-)
- •complications of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)
- •specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
- •complication of prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
- •
- •endosseous dental implant failure (M27.6-)
- •floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) (intraoperative) H21.81
- •
- •
- •plateau iris syndrome (post-iridectomy) (postprocedural) H21.82
- •poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
Use Additional Code
4 items
Use Additional Code
From S00-T88:
- •code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
From T81:
- •code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
From T81.4:
- •code to identify infection
- •code (R65.2-) to identify severe sepsis, if applicable