T88 Non-Billable Code
Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
Chapter Classification
Chapter 19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Section Detail
T80-T88
Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes2
- 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
sevenChrDef
- {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
- {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
- {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T88
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- T88.0 - Infection following immunization Billable
- T88.1 - Other complications following immunization, not elsewhere classified Billable
- T88.2 - Shock due to anesthesia Billable
- T88.3 - Malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia Billable
- T88.4 - Failed or difficult intubation Billable
- T88.5 - Other complications of anesthesia
- T88.6 - Anaphylactic reaction due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered Billable
- T88.7 - Unspecified adverse effect of drug or medicament Billable
- T88.8 - Other specified complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified Billable
- T88.9 - Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified Billable
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