T81.4
Infection following a procedure, not elsewhere classified
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Abscess: intra-abdominal postprocedural stitch postprocedural subphrenic postprocedural wound postprocedural Sepsis postprocedural Use additional code, if desired, to identify other manifestations of infection, such as sepsis or abscess. Excl.: infection due to: infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.2) prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.6-T82.7, T83.5-T83.6, T84.5-T84.7, T85.7) obstetric surgical wound infection (O86.0)
Sibling codes
T81Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classifiedT81.0Haemorrhage and haematoma complicating a procedure, not elsewhere classifiedT81.1Shock during or resulting from a procedure, not elsewhere classifiedT81.2Accidental puncture and laceration during a procedure, not elsewhere classifiedT81.3Disruption of operation wound, not elsewhere classifiedT81.5Foreign body accidentally left in body cavity or operation wound following a procedureT81.6Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedureT81.7Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classifiedT81.8Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classifiedT81.9Unspecified complication of procedure