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T81.511A

Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion, initial encounter

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where T81.511A sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. T81 Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
  2. T81.5 Complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure
  3. T81.51 Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure
  4. T81.511 Parent Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion
  5. T81.511A This code Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion, initial encounter

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

specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

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

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

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

endosseous dental implant failure ( M27.6- )

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2

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

Inherited from T81 — Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified

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 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

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

Version History

How T81.511A appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion, initial encounter

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Adhesions due to foreign body accidentally left in body following infusion or transfusion, initial encounter

Related Codes

Other codes under T81.511

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

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