Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified
Requires 7th character
T81.31 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Dehiscence of operation wound NOS
- Disruption of operation wound NOS
- Disruption or dehiscence of closure of cornea
- Disruption or dehiscence of closure of mucosa
- Disruption or dehiscence of closure of skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Full-thickness skin disruption or dehiscence
- Superficial disruption or dehiscence of operation wound
Includes (from T81)
- Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
- dehiscence of amputation stump (T87.81)
- breakdown (mechanical) of permanent sutures (T85.612) (from T81.3)
- displacement of permanent sutures (T85.622) (from T81.3)
- disruption of cesarean delivery wound (O90.0) (from T81.3)
- disruption of perineal obstetric wound (O90.1) (from T81.3)
- mechanical complication of permanent sutures NEC (T85.692) (from T81.3)
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- birth trauma (P10-P15) (from T81)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from T81)
- any encounters with medical care for postprocedural conditions in which no complications are present, such as: (from T81)
- artificial opening status (Z93.-) (from T81)
- closure of external stoma (Z43.-) (from T81)
- fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device (Z44.-) (from T81)
- burns and corrosions from local applications and irradiation (T20-T32) (from T81)
- complications of surgical procedures during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from T81)
- mechanical complication of respirator [ventilator] (J95.850) (from T81)
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4 or 6) (from T81)
- postprocedural fever (R50.82) (from T81)
- specified complications classified elsewhere, such as: (from T81)
- cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0) (from T81)
- colostomy malfunction (K94.0-) (from T81)
- disorders of fluid and electrolyte imbalance (E86-E87) (from T81)
- functional disturbances following cardiac surgery (I97.0-I97.1) (from T81)
- intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specified body systems (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95.6-, J95.7, K91.6-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-) (from T81)
- ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-) (from T81)
- postgastric surgery syndromes (K91.1) (from T81)
- postlaminectomy syndrome NEC (M96.1) (from T81)
- postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome (I97.2) (from T81)
- postsurgical blind-loop syndrome (K91.2) (from T81)
- ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851) (from T81)
- complications following immunization (T88.0-T88.1) (from T81)
- complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.-) (from T81)
- complications of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-) (from T81)
- specified complications classified elsewhere, such as: (from T81)
- complication of prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85) (from T81)
- dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments (L23.3, L24.4, L25.1, L27.0-L27.1) (from T81)
- endosseous dental implant failure (M27.6-) (from T81)
- floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) (intraoperative) H21.81 (from T81)
- intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specific body system (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95, K91.-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-) (from T81)
- ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-) (from T81)
- plateau iris syndrome (post-iridectomy) (postprocedural) H21.82 (from T81)
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4) (from T81)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from T81)
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) (from T81)
- code(s) to identify the specified condition resulting from the complication (from T81)
- code to identify devices involved and details of circumstances (Y62-Y82) (from T81)
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) (from T81)
7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at T81). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Also known as
- Dehiscence of operation wound NOS
- Disruption of operation wound NOS
- Disruption or dehiscence of closure of cornea
- Disruption or dehiscence of closure of mucosa
- Disruption or dehiscence of closure of skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Full-thickness skin disruption or dehiscence
- Superficial disruption or dehiscence of operation wound
- Burst stitches or sutures
- Burst stitches or sutures, external operation wound
- Dehiscence, closure of, cornea
- Dehiscence, closure of, mucosa
- Dehiscence, closure of, skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Dehiscence, operation wound NEC
- Dehiscence, operation wound NEC, external operation wound
- Disruption, closure of, cornea
- Disruption, closure of, mucosa
- Disruption, closure of, skin and subcutaneous tissue
- Disruption, wound, operation
- Disruption, wound, operation, external operation wound
- Suture, burst
- Suture, burst, external operation wound
Parent code
- T81.3Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classifiedNeeds 7th char
More specific codes T81.31
- T81.31XADisruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified, initial encounterBillable
- T81.31XDDisruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounterBillable
- T81.31XSDisruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified, sequelaBillable