T81.32
T81.32 — Disruption of internal operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T81.32 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for disruption of internal operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T81
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
T81.32 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead T81.32
4 child codes. Green means billable.
- T81.320Disruption or dehiscence of gastrointestinal tract anastomosis, repair, or closure
- T81.321Disruption or dehiscence of closure of internal operation (surgical) wound of abdominal wall muscle or fascia
- T81.328Disruption or dehiscence of closure of other specified internal operation (surgical) wound
- T81.329Deep disruption or dehiscence of operation wound, unspecified
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T81.3. If T81.32 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T81.32
- Is T81.32 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T81.32 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T81.32 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88).