ICD-10-CM Code T88.5
Other complications of anesthesia
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 T88.5 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of T88.5 that describes the diagnosis 'other complications of anesthesia' in more detail.
- T88.5 Other complications of anesthesia NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code T88 is used to code Injury
Injury is damage to the body. This maybe caused by accidents, falls, hits, weapons, and other causes.
MeSH Codes: | D014947, D014947 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 800, 999 |
The knee of a person is examined with the help of radiography after an injury.
Coding Notes for T88.5 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T41.- with fifth or sixth character 5) See code T41.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'T88.5 - Other complications of anesthesia'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code T88.5. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: T88 - Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified