T81.1
Header — not billablePostprocedural shock
The ICD-10 code for postprocedural shock is T81.1.
T81.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- anaphylactic shock NOS (T78.2)
- anaphylactic shock due to correct substance properly administered (T88.6)
- anaphylactic shock due to serum (T80.5-)
- electric shock (T75.4)
- obstetric shock (O75.1)
- shock due to anesthesia (T88.2)
- shock following abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.3)
- traumatic shock (T79.4)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Shock during or resulting from a procedure, not elsewhere classified
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Laterality-specific codes exist for this condition — confirm the affected side is documented.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T81.3Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- T81.4Infection following a procedurenon-billable header
- T81.5Complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedurenon-billable header
- T81.6Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedurenon-billable header
- T81.7Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- T81.8Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- T81.9Unspecified complication of procedure
- T81.1Postprocedural shocknon-billable header