T81.4 Infection following a procedure

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1. 2025

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   • Code also

     • • , if applicable, disruption of internal operation (surgical) wound (T81.32-)

   • Type 1 excludes

     • • obstetric surgical wound infection (O86.0)
       • postprocedural fever NOS (R50.82)
       • postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)

   • Type 2 excludes

     • • bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)
       • infection due to infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.2-)
       • infection due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.6-T82.7, T83.5-T83.6, T84.5-T84.7, T85.7)
     • • bleb associated endophthalmitis (H59.4-)
       • infection due to infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.2-)
       • infection due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.6-T82.7, T83.5-T83.6, T84.5-T84.7, T85.7)
       • obstetric surgical wound infection (O86.0-)
       • postprocedural fever NOS (R50.82)
       • postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess (K68.11)

   • Inclusion term

     • • Intra-abdominal abscess following a procedure
       • Postprocedural infection, not elsewhere classified
       • Sepsis following a procedure
       • Stitch abscess following a procedure
       • Subphrenic abscess following a procedure
       • Wound abscess following a procedure
     • • Wound abscess following a procedure

   • Use additional code

     • • code to identify infection
       • code (R65.2-) to identify severe sepsis, if applicable
     • • code to identify infection

2. 2024

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3. 2023

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4. 2022

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5. 2021

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6. 2020

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7. 2019

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9. 2017

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10. 2016

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