2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T88.59XA

Other complications of anesthesia, initial encounter

ICD-10-CM Code:
T88.59XA
ICD-10 Code for:
Other complications of anesthesia, initial encounter
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
    (S00–T88)
    • Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
      (T80-T88)
      • Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
        (T88)

T88.59XA is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other complications of anesthesia, initial encounter. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

T88.59XA is an initial encounter code, includes a 7th character and should be used while the patient is receiving active treatment for a condition like other complications of anesthesia. According to ICD-10-CM Guidelines an "initial encounter" doesn't necessarily means "initial visit". The 7th character should be used when the patient is undergoing active treatment regardless if new or different providers saw the patient over the course of a treatment. The appropriate 7th character codes should also be used even if the patient delayed seeking treatment for a condition.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Abscess at puncture site due to and following peripheral nerve block
  • Anesthetic death
  • Complication due to and following neuromuscular block
  • Complication due to anesthesia during surgery
  • Complication of anesthesia
  • Delayed recovery from general anesthesia
  • Excessive spread of local anesthetic
  • Failed epidural anesthesia
  • Failed neuraxial anesthesia
  • Failed regional anesthesia
  • Failed spinal anesthesia
  • Iatrogenic death
  • Inability to reverse neuromuscular block
  • Incomplete reversal of neuromuscular block
  • Infection after injection
  • Infection after injection
  • Infection after injection
  • Infection of deep tissue at puncture site due to and following peripheral nerve block
  • Injection site abscess
  • Injection site infection
  • Injection site infection
  • Injection site infection
  • Injection site mass
  • Local anesthetic block inadequate
  • Obstetric anesthesia problems
  • Obstetric anesthesia with cardiac complications
  • Obstetric anesthesia with cardiac complications
  • Obstetric anesthesia with cardiac complications with postnatal problem
  • Obstetric anesthesia with central nervous system complication in childbirth
  • Obstetric anesthesia with central nervous system complication with antenatal problem
  • Obstetric anesthesia with central nervous system complications
  • Obstetric anesthesia with central nervous system complications
  • Obstetric anesthesia with pulmonary complications
  • Obstetric anesthesia with pulmonary complications with postnatal problem
  • Obstetrical complication of anesthesia
  • Obstetrical complication of anesthesia AND/OR sedation
  • Obstetrical complication of anesthesia AND/OR sedation
  • Obstetrical complication of general anesthesia
  • Pain in area of anesthesia
  • Post procedure puncture site infection
  • Post procedure puncture site infection
  • Post procedure puncture site infection
  • Preoperative anesthetic death
  • Problem encountered during administration of local anesthetic
  • Prolonged neuromuscular block
  • Regional blockade - excessive cephalad spread of local anesthesia
  • Superficial puncture wound
  • Superficial soft tissue infection at site of neuraxial block
  • Superficial soft tissue infection at site of peripheral nerve block
  • Total spinal nerve blockade following local anesthetic injection
  • Unexpected resistance to neuromuscular blockade

Clinical Classification

Coding Guidelines

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T88). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela

Convert T88.59XA to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 995.22 - Adv eff anesthesia NOS
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education


Anesthesia

What is anesthesia?

Anesthesia is the use of medicines to prevent pain during surgery and other procedures. These medicines are called anesthetics. They may be given by injection, inhalation, topical lotion, spray, eye drops, or skin patch. They cause you to have a loss of feeling or awareness.

What is anesthesia used for?

Anesthesia may be used in minor procedures, such as filling a tooth. It could be used during childbirth or procedures such as colonoscopies. And it is used during minor and major surgeries.

In some cases, a dentist, nurse, or doctor may give you an anesthetic. In other cases, you may need an anesthesiologist. This is a doctor who specializes in giving anesthesia.

What are the types of anesthesia?

There are several different types of anesthesia:

  • Local anesthesia numbs a small part of the body. It might be used on a tooth that needs to be pulled or on a small area around a wound that needs stitches. You are awake and alert during local anesthesia.
  • Regional anesthesia is used for larger areas of the body such as an arm, a leg, or everything below the waist. You may be awake during the procedure, or you may be given sedation. Regional anesthesia may be used during childbirth, a Cesarean section (C-section), or minor surgeries.
  • General anesthesia affects the whole body. It makes you unconscious and unable to move. It is used during major surgeries, such as heart surgery, brain surgery, back surgery, and organ transplants.

What are the risks of anesthesia?

Anesthesia is generally safe. But there can be risks, especially with general anesthesia, including:

  • Heart rhythm or breathing problems
  • An allergic reaction to the anesthesia
  • Delirium after general anesthesia. Delirium makes people confused. They may be unclear about what is happening to them. Some people over the age of 60 have delirium for several days after surgery. It can also happen to children when they first wake up from anesthesia.
  • Awareness when someone is under general anesthesia. This usually means that the person hears sounds. But sometimes they can feel pain. This is rare.

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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.