Iatrogenic, puncture or laceration, related to a procedure or surgery NOS
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ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Iatrogenic, puncture or laceration, related to a procedure or surgery NOS |
ICD10 code: | T81.2 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Pneumothorax (iatrogenic), Hemothorax (iatrogenic), Significant bleed (iatrogenic) |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | none |
Start Date: | |
Stop Date: | |
External ICD10 Documentation |
This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.
Additional Info
- Includes such an iatrogenic injury to a vessel or organ.
Iatrogenic injuries
- Some iatrogenic codes are self-explanatory for what occurred. For example Iatrogenic, air embolism, as complication of line/infusion/transfusion/injection. But for others, such as Iatrogenic, puncture or laceration, related to a procedure or surgery NOS it's not clear what happened, i.e. what was iatrogenically injured.
- In these latter cases, with just one exception, DO NOT also code a trauma code for what was iatrogenically injured. This is because iatrogenic injuries are technically not considered to be traumas.
- that one exception is you should code Rib fracture(s) due to CPR in the context of CPR, cardiac resuscitation.
- Instead, combine the iatrogenic code with another ICD10 code indicating the body part involved.
- e.g. for iatrogenic laceration of a pulmonary artery, combine: Iatrogenic, puncture or laceration, related to a procedure or surgery NOS with Disorder of pulmonary vessels, NOS. See list of NOS codes in ICD10.
- In these latter cases, with just one exception, DO NOT also code a trauma code for what was iatrogenically injured. This is because iatrogenic injuries are technically not considered to be traumas.
Guideline for Iatrogenic Pneumothorax
According to our general rule of not coding iatrogenic events as traumas, code an iatrogenic pneumothorax as
- Iatrogenic, puncture or laceration, related to a procedure or surgery NOS
- Plus the most appropriate of the following;
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- This is one of a number of different types of iatrogenic injury codes. Here is information about all of them; Iatrogenic codes in ICD10
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
See NOS codes in ICD10 for a list of likely injury sites to use with Iatrogenic injuries.
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