ICD-10-CM · Chapter 19 · S00-T88
T88 Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
Excludes 2 (not included here)
- complication following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.-)
- complication following procedure NEC (T81.-)
- complications of anesthesia in labor and delivery (O74.-)
- complications of anesthesia in pregnancy (O29.-)
- complications of anesthesia in puerperium (O89.-)
- complications of devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
- complications of obstetric surgery and procedure (O75.4)
- dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments (L23.3, L24.4, L25.1, L27.0-L27.1)
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
- specified complications classified elsewhere
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| T88..0 | Infection following immunization | No |
| T88..1 | Other complications following immunization, not elsewhere classified | No |
| T88..2 | Shock due to anesthesia | No |
| T88..3 | Malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia | No |
| T88..4 | Failed or difficult intubation | No |
| T88..5 | Other complications of anesthesia | No |
| T88..51 | Hypothermia following anesthesia | No |
| T88..52 | Failed moderate sedation during procedure | No |
| T88..53 | Unintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure | No |
| T88..59 | Other complications of anesthesia | No |
| T88..6 | Anaphylactic reaction due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered | No |
| T88..7 | Unspecified adverse effect of drug or medicament | No |
| T88..8 | Other specified complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified | No |
| T88..9 | Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified | No |
Last reviewed: September 2026