DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Block · Chapter 19

T80-T88 Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)

Block T80-T88 groups 9 categories with 1,683 billable codes in FY2027.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. T80-T88 Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)

Neighbouring blocks

Categories
9
Billable codes
1,683
CC codes
575
MCC codes
4
HCC V28 codes
60
New FY2027
0

Categories in T80-T88

  • T80

    Complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection

    Reactionserum → T80.69

    • 114 billable codes
    • 33 CC
    • 1 MCC
  • T81

    Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

    Burst stitches or sutures (complication of surgery) → T81.31

    • 240 billable codes
    • 73 CC
    • 3 MCC
  • T82

    Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

    Stent jail → T82.897

    • 297 billable codes
    • 99 CC
    • 4 with HCC
  • T83

    Complications of genitourinary prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

    Imbedding, intrauterine device → T83.39

    • 246 billable codes
    • 65 CC
  • T84

    Complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

    Disease, diseasedpolyethylene → T84.05-

    • 357 billable codes
    • 119 CC
  • T85

    Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

    Retroprosthetic membrane → T85.398

    • 288 billable codes
    • 92 CC
  • T86

    Complications of transplanted organs and tissue

    Rejectiontransplant → T86.91

    • 77 billable codes
    • 77 CC
    • 32 with HCC
  • T87

    Complications peculiar to reattachment and amputation

    Dehiscence (of)amputation stump → T87.81

    • 25 billable codes
    • 12 CC
    • 24 with HCC
  • T88

    Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified

    Paraffinoma → T88.8

    • 39 billable codes
    • 5 CC

Index main terms

  • Complication(s) (from) (of) → T80, T81, T82, T83, T84, T85, T86, T87, T88 (1,393 entries)
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) → T80, T81, T82, T83, T84, T85, T88 (107 entries)
  • Foreign body → T81 (81 entries)
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) → T82, T83, T84, T85 (50 entries)
  • Breakdown → T82, T83, T84, T85 (40 entries)
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) → T80, T81, T82, T83, T84, T85, T86 (35 entries)
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) → T80, T81, T82, T83, T84, T85, T88 (33 entries)
  • Dehiscence (of) → T81, T87 (28 entries)
  • Displacement, displaced → T82, T83, T84, T85 (27 entries)
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) → T82, T83, T84, T85, T86, T87 (26 entries)
  • Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial) → T82, T83, T84, T85 (26 entries)
  • Disruption (of) → T81 (25 entries)
  • Pain(s) → T82, T83, T84, T85 (25 entries)
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic → T82, T83, T84, T85 (24 entries)
  • Thrombosis, thrombotic (bland) (multiple) (progressive) (silent) (vessel) → T82, T83, T84, T85 (24 entries)

+90 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.

Block instructions

Excludes2

  • any encounters with medical care for postprocedural conditions in which no complications are present, such as:
  • artificial opening status (Z93.-) Z93
  • closure of external stoma (Z43.-) Z43
  • fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device (Z44.-) Z44
  • burns and corrosions from local applications and irradiation (T20-T32) T20 T32
  • complications of surgical procedures during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) O00 O9A
  • mechanical complication of respirator [ventilator] (J95.850) J95.850
  • poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4 or 6) T36 T65
  • postprocedural fever (R50.82) R50.82
  • specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
  • cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0) G97.0
  • colostomy malfunction (K94.0-) K94.0
  • disorders of fluid and electrolyte imbalance (E86-E87) E86 E87
  • functional disturbances following cardiac surgery (I97.0-I97.1) I97.0 I97.1
  • intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specified body systems (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95.6-, J95.7, K91.6-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-) D78 E36 E89 G97.3 G97.4 H59.3 H59 H95.2 H95.3 I97.4 I97.5 J95.6 J95.7 K91.6 L76 M96 N99
  • ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-) J95.0 K94 N99.5
  • postgastric surgery syndromes (K91.1) K91.1
  • postlaminectomy syndrome NEC (M96.1) M96.1
  • postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome (I97.2) I97.2
  • postsurgical blind-loop syndrome (K91.2) K91.2
  • ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851) J95.851

Use additional code

  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) T36 T50
  • code(s) to identify the specified condition resulting from the complication
  • code to identify devices involved and details of circumstances (Y62-Y82) Y62 Y82

Notes that also apply

Chapter 19 instructions (Notes 2, Excludes2 2, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 19 page.