2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T81.320

Disruption or dehiscence of gastrointestinal tract anastomosis, repair, or closure

ICD-10-CM Code:
T81.320
ICD-10 Code for:
Disrupt/dehisc of GI tract anastomosis, repair, or closure
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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T81.320 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of disruption or dehiscence of gastrointestinal tract anastomosis, repair, or closure. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2025 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Disrupt/dehisc of GI tract anastomosis, repair, or closure

Non-specific codes like T81.320 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for disrupt/dehisc of gi tract anastomosis, repair, or closure:

  • Use T81.320A for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.320D for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T81.320S for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

Code Classification

  • Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
    (S00–T88)
    • Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
      (T80-T88)
      • Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
        (T81)

Approximate Synonyms

The following list of clinical terms are approximate synonyms, alternative descriptions, or common phrases that might be used by patients, healthcare providers, or medical coders to describe the same condition. These synonyms and related diagnosis terms are often used when searching for an ICD-10 code, especially when the exact medical terminology is unclear. Whether you're looking for lay terms, similar diagnosis names, or common language alternatives, this list can help guide you to the correct ICD-10 classification.

  • Dehiscence of gastrojejunostomy
  • Dehiscence of pyloroplasty
  • Dehiscence of surgical wound
  • Dehiscence of surgical wound
  • Gastric anastomotic dehiscence
  • Gastric anastomotic dehiscence
  • Gastrointestinal anastomotic dehiscence
  • Gastrointestinal anastomotic dehiscence
  • Small intestine anastomotic dehiscence
  • Small intestine anastomotic dehiscence

Coding Guidelines

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified (T81). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:

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

New 2025 ICD-10-CM Code

T81.320 is new to ICD-10-CM code set for the FY 2025, effective October 1, 2024. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2024. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2025 (October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025).

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Code History