ICD-10-CM Code T81.7
Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classified

Coding Notes for T81.7 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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.

Air embolism following procedure NEC

Phlebitis or thrombophlebitis resulting from a procedure

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."

Embolism complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy - instead, use Section O00-O07, O08.2)

Embolism complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium - instead, use code O88.-

Traumatic embolism - instead, use code T79.0

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."

Embolism due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.8-, T83.8, T84.8-, T85.8) - instead, use code T82.8-

Embolism following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection - instead, use code T80.0

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

• Possible requirement for an external cause code

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T81.7 - Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classified'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T81.7. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.