Iatrogenic, dehiscence or rupture or disruption, surgical wound NOS
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| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Iatrogenic, dehiscence or rupture or disruption, surgical wound NOS |
| ICD10 code: | T81.3 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Other GI/GYNE problems |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | none |
| Start Date: | |
| Stop Date: | |
| Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
| External ICD10 Documentation | |
This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.
Additional Info
- This code just addresses a dehiscence or disruption of the wound itself (internal or external). Must code any wound infection separately see Iatrogenic, infection, following a procedure or surgery, NOS
Includes
- Includes skin, and also dehiscence of internal suture lines (e.g. bowel anastamosis), and includes an anastomatic leak if present with such a dehiscence, rupture or disruption.
- bile leak, post cholecystectomy
Excludes
- Do NOT use this code when a wound closure itself is INTACT (e.g. sutures, staples, etc all in place as they should be), but there is copious drainage from it (e.g. between the staples).
- For such a problem, use the "wastebasket code" Iatrogenic problem NOS, related to a surgery or procedure, NOS
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Iatrogenic, infection, following a procedure or surgery, NOS -- which includes surgical site/wound infection
- Infection of skin or subcutaneous (soft) tissue, NOS
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
- Also code the responsible organism.
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