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T88 - Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified


The ICD 10 Code for Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified is listed as T88.
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: T88
Description: Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
  • 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 or 6)
  • specified complications classified elsewhere
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T88
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of T88:
T88.0 - Infection following immunization
T88.1 - Other complications following immunization, not elsewhere classified
T88.2 - Shock due to anesthesia
T88.3 - Malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia
T88.4 - Failed or difficult intubation
T88.5 - Other complications of anesthesia
T88.6 - Anaphylactic shock due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered
T88.7 - Unspecified adverse effect of drug or medicament
T88.8 - Other specified complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
T88.9 - Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified