Diagnosis Code: 998.89

Short Description: Oth spcf cmplc procd NEC

Long Description: Other specified complications of procedures 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
      • 998.89 Oth spcf cmplc procd NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Application site pigmentation changes
• Arteriovenous fistula hemorrhage
• Arteriovenous fistula occlusion
• Arteriovenous fistula rupture
• Arteriovenous fistula stenosis
• Axillary web syndrome
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Class III/Contaminated
• Cholesteatoma pearl
• Complication of anesthesia
• Complication of laser surgery
• Complication of refractive keratoplasty by laser surgery
• Complication of transplanted embryo manifest in host
• Complications of attempted introduction of embryo in embryo transfer
• Complications of attempted introduction of fertilized ovum following in vitro fertilization
• Corneal ectasia due to laser in situ keratomileusis
• Corneal flap macrostriae
• Decentered corneal stromal ablation
• Dental prosthesis infection
• Dry eye after laser in situ keratomileusis
• Endotracheal tube wrongly placed during anesthetic procedure
• Epithelial downgrowth
• Extensive postoperative wound cellulitis
• Failed cholangiogram
• Failed insertion
• Failed intubation
• Failed laryngeal mask airway insertion
• Failed or difficult intubation
• Failed pancreatogram
• Failed regional anesthesia
• Failure of sterile precautions during abdominal paracentesis
• Failure of sterile precautions during heart catheterization
• Failure of sterile precautions during infusion or transfusion
• Failure of sterile precautions during lumbar puncture
• Failure of sterile precautions during vaccination
• Female sterilization failure
• Herpes simplex infection of cornea after ophthalmic surgery
• High output stoma
• Impaired wound healing
• Injury to viscus during surgery
• Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome
• Ischemia of stoma
• Laser-induced burn
• Laser-induced hypopigmentation
• Leakage of radio-opaque material
• Ligature failure during surgical operation
• Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during abdominal paracentesis
• Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during aspiration of fluid or tissue, puncture and catheterization
• Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during heart catheterization
• Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during infusion
• Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during transfusion
• Metabolic complication of procedures
• Neoplastic complication of procedure
• Peripheral nerve disorder associated with repair of hernia
• Peristomal skin complication
• Poor siting of stoma
• Postoperative cellulitis of surgical wound
• Postoperative complication of wiring of sternum
• Postoperative esophagitis
• Postoperative profound sensorineural hearing loss
• Postoperative rupture of the diaphragm
• Postoperative supratip depression of nose
• Postoperative wound cellulitis
• Post-splenectomy leukocytosis
• Post-splenectomy thrombocytosis
• Post-surgical epistaxis
• Problem with surgical scar
• Shock therapy as the cause of abnormal reaction of patient, or of later complication, without mention of misadventure at the time of procedure
• Skin reaction to suture material
• Strabismus following cataract surgery
• Strabismus following ocular surgery
• Subluxation of corneal flap
• Surgical ciliated cyst
• Suture line inflamed
• Vasectomy failure
• Visual system complication of procedure
• Wound discharge of eye
• Wound myiasis
• Wound tenderness
• Wrong fluid infused

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 998.89 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Complications
  • surgical procedures 998.9
    • specified complication NEC 998.89

• Failure, failed
  • tubal ligation 998.89
  • vasectomy 998.89

• Granuloma NEC 686.1
  • operation wound 998.59
    • stitch (external) 998.89
      • internal wound 998.89
  • stitch (postoperative) 998.89
    • internal wound 998.89
  • suture (postoperative) 998.89
    • internal wound 998.89

• Painful - see also Pain
  • wire sutures 998.89

• Shock 785.50
  • therapeutic misadventure NEC (see also Complications) 998.89

• Syndrome - see also Disease
  • compartment(al) (anterior) (deep) (posterior) 958.8
    • post-surgical (see also Syndrome, compartment, non-traumatic) 998.89

Crosswalk Information

The code 998.89 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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