Diagnosis Code: 998.9

Short Description: Surgical complicat NOS

Long Description: Unspecified complication of 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
      • 998.9 Surgical complicat NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Adhesion of tendon repair
• Air embolism - postoperative
• Air embolism due to surgery
• Auditory system complication of procedure
• Complication of administrative procedure
• Complication of cryotherapy procedure
• Complication of cutaneous surgery
• Complication of diagnostic procedure
• Complication of diathermy procedure
• Complication of hydrotherapy procedure
• Complication of internal anastomosis
• Complication of introduction procedure
• Complication of manipulation procedure
• Complication of neonatal circumcision
• Complication of observation procedure
• Complication of patch testing
• Complication of physical rehabilitation therapy procedure
• Complication of procedure
• Complication of procedure by procedure type
• Complication of procedure by succeeding disorder
• Complication of puncture procedure
• Complication of reduction procedure
• Complication of surgical procedure
• Complication of traction procedure
• Complications associated with artificial fertilization
• Disorders following clinical procedure
• Failure in suture and ligature during surgical operation
• Failure of sterile precautions during blood sampling
• Failure of sterile precautions during endoscopic examination
• Failure of sterile precautions during infusion
• Failure of sterile precautions during injection
• Failure of sterile precautions during injection or vaccination
• Failure of sterile precautions during kidney dialysis
• Failure to achieve operative objectives
• Flail joint following removal of prosthesis
• Iatrogenic complication of vascular surgery
• Immune system complication of procedure
• Intraoperative death
• Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during procedure
• Mechanical failure of instrument or apparatus during surgical operation
• Neurological complication of procedure
• Performance of inappropriate operation
• Peri-operative injury
• Peristomal abscess
• Peristomal fistula
• Postoperative complication
• Postoperative death
• Postprocedural finding oral cavity
• Postprocedural pancreatic steatorrhea
• Post-splenectomy disorder
• Post-vagotomy dysphagia
• Pyrexia postprocedure
• Skin graft put on upside-down
• Stomal varices
• Stone formation in stoma
• Traumatic complication of procedure

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 998.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Complications
  • surgical procedures 998.9
    • accidental puncture or laceration 998.2
    • amputation stump (late) 997.60
    • anastomosis - see Complications, anastomosis
    • burst stitches or sutures (external) (see also Dehiscence) 998.32
      • internal 998.31
    • cardiac 997.1
      • long-term effect following cardiac surgery 429.4
      • catheter device - see Complications, catheter device
    • cataract fragments in eye 998.82
    • cecostomy malfunction 569.62
    • colostomy malfunction 569.62
    • cystostomy malfunction 596.82
      • infection 596.81
      • mechanical 596.82
      • specified complication NEC 596.83
    • dehiscence (of incision) (external) (see also Dehiscence) 998.32
      • internal 998.31
    • dialysis NEC (see also Complications, dialysis) 999.9
    • disruption (see also Dehiscence)
      • anastomosis (internal) - see Complications, mechanical, graft
      • internal suture (line) 998.31
      • wound (external) 998.32
        • internal 998.31
    • dumping syndrome (postgastrectomy) 564.2
    • elephantiasis or lymphedema 997.99
      • postmastectomy 457.0
    • emphysema (surgical) 998.81
    • enterostomy malfunction 569.62
    • esophagostomy malfunction 530.87
    • evisceration 998.32
    • fistula (persistent postoperative) 998.6
    • foreign body inadvertently left in wound (sponge) (suture) (swab) 998.4
    • from nonabsorbable surgical material (Dacron) (mesh) (permanent suture) (reinforcing) (Teflon) - see Complications due to (presence of) any device, implant, or graft classified to 996.0-996.5 NEC
    • gastrointestinal NEC 997.49
    • gastrostomy malfunction 536.42
    • hematoma 998.12
    • hemorrhage� 998.11
    • ileostomy malfunction 569.62
    • internal prosthetic device NEC (see also Complications, internal device) 996.70
      • hemolytic anemia 283.19
      • infection or inflammation 996.60
      • malfunction - see Complications, mechanical
      • mechanical complication - see Complications, mechanical
      • thrombus 996.70
    • jejunostomy malfunction 569.62
    • nervous system NEC 997.00
    • obstruction, internal anastomosis - see Complications, mechanical, graft
    • other body system NEC 997.99
    • peripheral vascular NEC 997.2
    • postcardiotomy syndrome 429.4
    • postcholecystectomy syndrome 576.0
    • postcommissurotomy syndrome 429.4
    • postgastrectomy dumping syndrome 564.2
    • postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome 457.0
    • postmastoidectomy 383.30
      • cholesteatoma, recurrent 383.32
      • cyst, mucosal 383.31
      • granulation 383.33
      • inflammation, chronic 383.33
    • postvagotomy syndrome 564.2
    • postvalvulotomy syndrome 429.4
    • reattached extremity (infection) (rejection) (see also Complications, reattached, extremity) 996.90
    • respiratory NEC 997.39
    • seroma 998.13
    • shock (endotoxic) (septic) 998.02
      • hypovolemic 998.09
    • shunt, prosthetic (thrombus) - see also Complications, due to (presence of) any device, implant, or graft classified to 996.0-996.5 NEC
      • hemolytic anemia 283.19
    • specified complication NEC 998.89
    • stitch abscess 998.59
    • transplant - see Complications, graft
    • ureterostomy malfunction 997.5
    • urethrostomy malfunction 997.5
    • urinary NEC 997.5
    • vascular
      • mesenteric artery 997.71
      • other vessels 997.79
      • peripheral vessels 997.2
      • renal artery 997.72
    • wound infection 998.59
  • therapeutic misadventure NEC 999.9
    • surgical treatment 998.9

• Syndrome - see also Disease
  • postoperative NEC 998.9
    • blind loop 579.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 998.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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