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998.2 ACCIDENTAL OP LACERATION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 998.2

Short Description: Accidental op laceration

Long Description: Accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure, not elsewhere classified

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (996-999)
      • 998 Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
        • 998.2 Accidental op laceration

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 998.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Complications
    • accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure 998.2
    • mechanical
      • catheter NEC 996.59
        • during a procedure 998.2
    • surgical procedures 998.9
      • accidental puncture or laceration 998.2
  • Injury 959.9
    • blood vessel NEC 904.9
      • due to accidental puncture or laceration during procedure 998.2
    • instrumental (during surgery) 998.2
      • birth injury - see Birth, injury
      • nonsurgical (see also Injury, by site) 959.9
      • obstetrical 665.9
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.89
        • bladder 665.5
        • cervix 665.3
        • high vaginal 665.4
        • perineal NEC 664.9
        • urethra 665.5
        • uterus 665.5
    • surgical complication (external or internal site) 998.2
  • Laceration - see also Wound, open, by site
    • accidental, complicating surgery 998.2
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • diaphragm (flaccid) 519.4
      • due to accidental section of phrenic nerve during procedure 998.2
    • facial (nerve) 351.0
      • following operation NEC 998.2
  • Perforation, perforative (nontraumatic)
    • by
      • instrument (any) during a procedure, accidental 998.2
    • instrumental
      • surgical (accidental) (blood vessel) (nerve) (organ) 998.2
    • surgical (accidental) (by instrument) (blood vessel) (nerve) (organ) 998.2
  • Puncture (traumatic) - see also Wound, open, by site
    • accidental, complicating surgery 998.2
    • by
      • instrument (any) during a procedure, accidental 998.2
  • Tear, torn (traumatic) - see also Wound, open, by site
    • vessel, from catheter 998.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 998.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
998.2 Right Arrow D78.11 Accidental pnctr & lac of the spleen dur proc on the spleen
D78.12 Accidental pnctr & lac of the spleen during oth procedure
E36.11 Acc pnctr & lac of an endo sys org during an endo sys proc
E36.12 Acc pnctr & lac of an endo sys org during oth procedure
G97.48 Acc pnctr & lac of nervous sys org during a nervous sys proc
G97.49 Acc pnctr & lac of nervous sys org during oth procedure
H59.219 Acc pnctr & lac of unsp eye and adnexa during an opth proc
H59.229 Acc pnctr & lac of unsp eye and adnexa during oth procedure
H95.31 Acc pnctr & lac of the ear/mastd dur proc on the ear/mastd
H95.32 Accidental pnctr & lac of the ear/mastd during oth procedure
I97.51 Acc pnctr & lac of a circ sys org during a circ sys proc
I97.52 Acc pnctr & lac of a circ sys org during oth procedure
J95.71 Accidental pnctr & lac of a resp sys org dur resp sys proc
J95.72 Acc pnctr & lac of a resp sys org during oth procedure
K91.71 Accidental pnctr & lac of a dgstv sys org dur dgstv sys proc
K91.72 Acc pnctr & lac of a dgstv sys org during oth procedure
L76.11 Acc pnctr & lac of skin, subcu during a dermatologic proc
L76.12 Accidental pnctr & lac of skin, subcu during oth procedure
M96.820 Acc pnctr & lac of a ms structure during a ms sys procedure
M96.821 Acc pnctr & lac of a ms structure during oth procedure
N99.71 Acc pnctr & lac of a GU sys org during a GU sys procedure
N99.72 Accidental pnctr & lac of a GU sys org during oth procedure
T88.8XXA Oth complications of surgical and medical care, NEC, init
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
998.00 Postoperative shock, unspecified
998.01 Postoperative shock, cardiogenic
998.02 Postoperative shock, septic
998.09 Postoperative shock, other
998.11 Hemorrhage complicating a procedure
998.12 Hematoma complicating a procedure
998.13 Seroma complicating a procedure
998.30 Disruption of wound, unspecified
998.31 Disruption of internal operation (surgical) wound
998.32 Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound
998.33 Disruption of traumatic injury wound repair
998.4 Foreign body accidentally left during a procedure
998.51 Infected postoperative seroma
998.59 Other postoperative infection
998.6 Persistent postoperative fistula
998.7 Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure
998.81 Emphysema (subcutaneous) (surgical) resulting from procedure
998.82 Cataract fragments in eye following cataract surgery
998.83 Non-healing surgical wound
998.89 Other specified complications of procedures not elsewhere classified
998.9 Unspecified complication of procedure, not elsewhere classified

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