ICD-10-CM Code T81.3
Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classified
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 T81.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of T81.3 that describes the diagnosis 'disruption of wound, not elsewhere classified' in more detail.
- T81.3 Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classified NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for T81.3 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Disruption of any suture materials or other closure methods
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Breakdown (mechanical) of permanent sutures - instead, use code T85.612
- Displacement of permanent sutures - instead, use code T85.622
- Disruption of cesarean delivery wound - instead, use code O90.0
- Disruption of perineal obstetric wound - instead, use code O90.1
- Mechanical complication of permanent sutures NEC - instead, use code T85.692
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T81.3 - Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T81.3. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: T81 - Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified