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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T88.8XXA

Other specified complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter

ICD-10-CM Code:
T88.8XXA
ICD-10 Code for:
Oth complications of surgical and medical care, NEC, init
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)

T88.8XXA is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified, 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.

T88.8XXA 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 specified complications of surgical and medical care not elsewhere classified. 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:

  • Accidental perforation during medical care
  • Accidental puncture during a procedure
  • Accidental puncture during medical care
  • Acute phototoxic reaction
  • Adverse cutaneous reaction to diagnostic procedure
  • Adverse effect from PUVA photochemotherapy
  • Adverse effect from PUVA photochemotherapy
  • Air embolism as a complication of medical care
  • Anastomotic bleeding
  • Angry back syndrome
  • Application site blister
  • Application site burn
  • Application site edema
  • Application site erythema
  • Application site inflammation
  • Application site itching
  • Application site rash
  • Application site reaction
  • Application site reaction
  • Application site reaction
  • Application site reaction
  • Bleeding during surgery requiring transfusion
  • Bone fixation device loosening
  • Breathing system problem
  • Cardiac arrest as a complication of care
  • Cardiac arrest during procedure
  • Cardiac complication
  • Complication due to imaging of patient with implanted medical device
  • Complication of diagnostic procedure
  • Complication of patch testing
  • Extensive postoperative bruising
  • Fatigue due to treatment
  • Finding of stoma device
  • Finding of stoma device
  • Heart failure as a complication of care
  • Hypermelanosis following phototherapy for neonatal jaundice
  • Iatrogenic angle-closure glaucoma
  • Iatrogenic corneal ectasia
  • Iatrogenic glaucoma
  • Iatrogenic glaucoma
  • Iatrogenic infection caused by Clostridium botulinum
  • Iatrogenic myxedema coma
  • Infection caused by Clostridium botulinum
  • Injury as a result of positioning
  • Intraoperative hemorrhage
  • Intraoperative hemorrhage
  • Lipogranuloma
  • Loosening of external fixator pin
  • Loosening of musculoskeletal implant
  • Medical gas supply failure
  • Medication administered in error
  • Medication administered in error
  • Medication administered in error
  • Medication error
  • Mucositis following therapy
  • Myxedema coma
  • Observation of appearance of stoma
  • Observation of appearance of stoma
  • Ostomy monitoring status
  • Ostomy patient problem
  • Paraffinoma of skin
  • Perioperative death
  • Perioperative hemorrhage
  • Peripheral vascular complications of care
  • Phototherapy skin rash
  • Post intensive care unit syndrome
  • Postoperative jaundice
  • Pseudoporphyria
  • Pseudoporphyria due to PUVA therapy
  • PUVA phototherapy burn
  • Serious reportable event associated with product or device
  • Skin disorder due to phototherapy
  • Stoma bag leaking
  • Stoma bulge
  • Stoma pancaking
  • Stoma seal leaking
  • Syringe labeling error
  • Therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome
  • Transmission of infectious agent via medicinal product
  • Unsuccessful phlebotomy
  • Wrong dose of medication given
  • Wrong drug given

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Erdheim-Chester Disease|ECD|Lipogranulomatosis|Polyostotic Sclerosing Histiocytosis

    a very rare, multisystem non-langerhans cell histiocytosis that predominantly affects adults. it is characterized by the proliferation in the tissues of lipid-laden macrophages and the presence of multinucleated giant cells. it results in sclerosis of the long bones and failure of the affected organs. patients may present with bone pain, exophthalmos, ataxia, liver failure, kidney failure, and hypopituitarism.

  • Farber Lipogranulomatosis

    a very rare autosomal recessive metabolic disorder affecting lipid metabolism. it is caused by mutations in the asah1 gene and is characterized by fatty accumulation in the body tissues. patients develop lipogranulomas in the skin and internal organs, edema and pain in the joints and a hoarse voice. it may be associated with intellectual disability.

  • Large Lipogranuloma Assessment|LPGNLMLG|Large Lipogranuloma|Large Lipogranuloma

    an evaluation of the presence or degree of large lipogranuloma in a sample.

  • Lipogranuloma

    an inflammatory lesion comprised of lipoid material.

  • Pseudoporphyria

    a drug-induced photodermatosis characterized by skin fragility, erythema, and the appearance of tense bullae, erosions and scarring in the absence of abnormalities in porphyrin metabolism.

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 T88.8XXA to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 999.9 - Complic med care NEC/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.

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.