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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

T81.44

Sepsis following a procedure

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where T81.44 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. T81 Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
  2. T81.4 Parent Infection following a procedure
  3. T81.44 This code Sepsis following a procedure

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes2

complications following immunization (T88.0-T88.1)

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection ( T80 .-)

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

complications of transplanted organs and tissue ( T86 .-)

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

bleb associated endophthalmitis ( H59.4- )

Inherited from T81.4 — Infection following a procedure

Excludes2

specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

infection due to infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection ( T80.2- )

Inherited from T81.4 — Infection following a procedure

Excludes2

complication of prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

infection due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.6-T82.7, T83.5-T83.6, T84.5-T84.7, T85.7 )

Inherited from T81.4 — Infection following a procedure

Excludes2

dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments ( L23.3 , L24.4 , L25.1 , L27.0-L27.1)

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

obstetric surgical wound infection ( O86.0- )

Inherited from T81.4 — Infection following a procedure

Excludes2

endosseous dental implant failure ( M27.6- )

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

postprocedural fever NOS ( R50.82 )

Inherited from T81.4 — Infection following a procedure

Excludes2

floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) (intraoperative) H21.81

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

postprocedural retroperitoneal abscess ( K68.11 )

Inherited from T81.4 — Infection following a procedure

Excludes2

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 .-)

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

ostomy complications ( J95.0- , K94 .-, N99.5- )

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

plateau iris syndrome (post-iridectomy) (postprocedural) H21.82

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Use Additional Code

code to identify the sepsis

Use Additional Code

code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Use Additional Code

code to identify infection

Inherited from T81.4 — Infection following a procedure

Use Additional Code

code ( R65.2- ) to identify severe sepsis, if applicable

Inherited from T81.4 — Infection following a procedure

Code Also

, if applicable, disruption of internal operation (surgical) wound ( T81.32- )

Inherited from T81.4 — Infection following a procedure

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T81

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

More Specific Codes

3 codes under T81.44

Version History

How T81.44 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Sepsis following a procedure

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Sepsis following a procedure

Related Codes

Other codes under T81.4

Codes whose official notes reference T81.44

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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