ICD-10-CM Code T81.8
Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code T81.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of T81.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified' in more detail.
The ICD code T818 is used to code Subcutaneous emphysema
Subcutaneous emphysema is when gas or air is in the layer under the skin. Subcutaneous refers to the tissue beneath the skin, and emphysema refers to trapped air. It is sometimes abbreviated SCE or SE and also called tissue emphysema, or Sub Q air. Since the air generally comes from the chest cavity, subcutaneous emphysema usually occurs on the chest, neck and face, where it is able to travel from the chest cavity along the fascia. Subcutaneous emphysema has a characteristic crackling feel to the touch, a sensation that has been described as similar to touching Rice Krispies; this sensation of air under the skin is known as subcutaneous crepitation.
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
| MeSH Codes: | D013352, D013352 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 958.7, 998.81 |
An abdominal CT scan of a patient with subcutaneous emphysema (arrows)
Coding Notes for T81.8 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Hypothermia following anesthesia - instead, use code T88.51
- Malignant hyperpyrexia due to anesthesia - instead, use code T88.3
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Wound pain (finding)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T81.8 - Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified'
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Parent Code: T81 - Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified