T88.52
Failed moderate sedation during procedure
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where T88.52 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- T88 Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
- T88.5 Parent Other complications of anesthesia
- T88.52 This code Failed moderate sedation during 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.
Inclusion Terms
Failed conscious sedation during procedure
Excludes2
complication following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection ( T80 .-)
Inherited from T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
personal history of failed moderate sedation ( Z92.83 )
Excludes2
complication following procedure NEC ( T81 .-)
Inherited from T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
complications of anesthesia in labor and delivery ( O74 .-)
Inherited from T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
complications of anesthesia in pregnancy ( O29 .-)
Inherited from T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
complications of anesthesia in puerperium ( O89 .-)
Inherited from T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
complications of devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
Inherited from T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
complications of obstetric surgery and procedure ( O75.4 )
Inherited from T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments ( L23.3 , L24.4 , L25.1 , L27.0-L27.1)
Inherited from T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
Inherited from T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
Excludes2
specified complications classified elsewhere
Inherited from T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
Use Additional Code
code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T41.- with fifth or sixth character 5)
Inherited from T88.5 — Other complications of anesthesia
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T88
Inherited from T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
7th Character
A - initial encounter
Inherited from T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter
Inherited from T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
7th Character
S - sequela
Inherited from T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
More Specific Codes
3 codes under T88.52
Version History
How T88.52 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFailed moderate sedation during procedure
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFailed moderate sedation during procedure
Related Codes
Other codes under T88.5
Codes whose official notes reference T88.52
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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