997.99 SURG COMPL-BODY SYST NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 997.99

Short Description: Surg compl-body syst NEC

Long Description: Complications affecting other specified body systems, not elsewhere classified

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (996-999)
      • 997 Complications affecting specified body systems, not elsewhere classified
        • 997.99 Surg compl-body syst NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Complication of filtering bleb
  • Disorder of filtering bleb
  • Disorder of stoma
  • Endocrine system complication of procedure
  • Leaking filtering bleb
  • Lymphocele after surgical procedure
  • Mucositis following chemotherapy
  • Necrosis of stoma
  • Persistent wound pain
  • Postoperative cystoid macular edema
  • Postoperative endophthalmitis
  • Postprocedural adrenocortical
  • Postprocedural subglottic stenosis
  • Postsurgical lymphedema
  • Reproductive system complication of procedure
  • Strabismus following retinal surgery
  • Vitreous syndrome following cataract surgery
  • Vitreous touch syndrome

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 997.99 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Adhesion(s), adhesive (postinfectional) (postoperative)
    • eyelid 374.46
      • postoperative 997.99
        • surgically created V45.69
    • postoperative (gastrointestinal tract) (see also Adhesions, peritoneum)
      • eyelid 997.99
        • surgically created V45.69
  • Bleb(s) 709.8
    • filtering, eye (postglaucoma) (status) V45.69
      • with complication 997.99
      • postcataract extraction (complication) 997.99
  • Complications
    • specified body system NEC
      • postoperative NEC 997.99
    • surgical procedures 998.9
      • elephantiasis or lymphedema 997.99
        • postmastectomy 457.0
      • other body system NEC 997.99
  • Dynia abnormality (see also Defect, coagulation) 286.9
  • Elephantiasis (nonfilarial) 457.1
    • surgical 997.99
      • postmastectomy 457.0
  • Filtering bleb, eye (postglaucoma) (status) V45.69
    • with complication or rupture 997.99
    • postcataract extraction (complication) 997.99
  • Lymphedema (see also Elephantiasis) 457.1
    • surgical NEC 997.99
      • postmastectomy (syndrome) 457.0
  • Status (post)
    • filtering bleb (eye) (postglaucoma) V45.69
      • with rupture or complication 997.99
      • postcataract extraction (complication) 997.99
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • vitreous touch 997.99
  • Touch, vitreous 997.99
  • Vitreous - see also condition
    • touch syndrome 997.99

Crosswalk Information

The code 997.99 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
997.99 Right Arrow E89.89 Oth postproc endocrine and metabolic comp and disorders
H59.099 Other disorders of unsp eye following cataract surgery
H59.88 Oth intraoperative complications of eye and adnexa, NEC
H59.89 Oth postproc comp and disorders of eye and adnexa, NEC
M96.89 Oth intraop and postproc comp and disorders of the ms sys
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
997.00 Nervous system complication, unspecified
997.01 Central nervous system complication
997.02 Iatrogenic cerebrovascular infarction or hemorrhage
997.09 Other nervous system complications
997.1 Cardiac complications, not elsewhere classified
997.2 Peripheral vascular complications, not elsewhere classified
997.31 Ventilator associated pneumonia
997.32 Postprocedural aspiration pneumonia
997.39 Other respiratory complications
997.41 Retained cholelithiasis following cholecystectomy
997.49 Other digestive system complications
997.5 Urinary complications, not elsewhere classified
997.60 Unspecified complication of amputation stump
997.61 Neuroma of amputation stump
997.62 Infection (chronic) of amputation stump
997.69 Other amputation stump complication
997.71 Vascular complications of mesenteric artery
997.72 Vascular complications of renal artery
997.79 Vascular complications of other vessels
997.91 Complications affecting other specified body systems, not elsewhere classified, hypertension


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