T88
Header — not billableOther complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified is T88.
T88 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- complication following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.-)
- complication following procedure NEC (T81.-)
- complications of anesthesia in labor and delivery (O74.-)
- complications of anesthesia in pregnancy (O29.-)
- complications of anesthesia in puerperium (O89.-)
- complications of devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
- complications of obstetric surgery and procedure (O75.4)
- dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments (L23.3, L24.4, L25.1, L27.0-L27.1)
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
- specified complications classified elsewhere
7th character definitions
These definitions specify what each valid 7th-character value means for codes in this category.
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7th character note
This category requires a 7th character to indicate additional clinical detail (e.g. encounter type: initial, subsequent, sequela). The code is incomplete without it.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T88
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.
- •This category requires a 7th character. Documentation should clearly indicate the episode of care (initial encounter, subsequent encounter, or sequela).
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under T88
- T88.0Infection following immunization
- T88.1Other complications following immunization, not elsewhere classified
- T88.2Shock due to anesthesia
- T88.3Malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia
- T88.4Failed or difficult intubation
- T88.5Other complications of anesthesianon-billable header
- T88.6Anaphylactic reaction due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered
- T88.7Unspecified adverse effect of drug or medicament
- T88.8Other specified complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
- T88.9Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- T80Complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injectionnon-billable header
- T81Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- T82Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and graftsnon-billable header
- T83Complications of genitourinary prosthetic devices, implants and graftsnon-billable header
- T84Complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and graftsnon-billable header
- T85Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and graftsnon-billable header
- T86Complications of transplanted organs and tissuenon-billable header
- T87Complications peculiar to reattachment and amputationnon-billable header
- T88Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header