T81.40⚠ Requires 7th Character

Infection following a procedure, unspecified

⚠ 7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T81

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to T81.40:

Ainitial encounterT81.40XADsubsequent encounterT81.40XDSsequelaT81.40XS

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to T81.40 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor), postoperative, due to infectionInfection, infected, infective (opportunistic), due to or resulting from, surgeryInfection, infected, infective (opportunistic), postoperativeInfection, infected, infective (opportunistic), postprocedural

Code Hierarchy

┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├T80-T88Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)├T81Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
└T81.40Infection following a procedure, unspecified

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