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T81.3 - Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classified


The ICD 10 Code for Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classified is listed as T81.3.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: T81.3
Description: Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classified
  • Disruption of any suture materials or other closure methods
  • Excludes1: breakdown (mechanical) of permanent sutures (T85.612)
  • displacement of permanent sutures (T85.622)
  • disruption of cesarean delivery wound (O90.0)
  • disruption of perineal obstetric wound (O90.1)
  • mechanical complication of permanent sutures NEC (T85.692)
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)
Parent T81 - Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of T81.3:
T81.30 - Disruption of wound, unspecified
T81.31 - Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified
T81.32 - Disruption of internal operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified
T81.33 - Disruption of traumatic injury wound repair
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T81.3:
T81.1 - Postprocedural shock
T81.4 - Infection following a procedure
T81.5 - Complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure
T81.6 - Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure
T81.7 - Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classified
T81.8 - Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
T81.9 - Unspecified complication of procedure