COMPLICATIONS OF SURGICAL AND MEDICAL CARE, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED (996-999)
Excludes:
adverse effects of medicinal agents (001.0-799.9, 995.0-995.8)
burns from local applications and irradiation (940.0-949.5)
complications of:
conditions for which the procedure was performed
surgical procedures during abortion, labor, and delivery (630-676.9)
poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (960.0-989.9)
postoperative conditions in which no complications are present, such as:
artificial opening status (V44.0-V44.9)
closure of external stoma (V55.0-V55.9)
fitting of prosthetic device (V52.0-V52.9)
specified complications classified elsewhere
anesthetic shock (995.4)
electrolyte imbalance (276.0-276.9)
postlaminectomy syndrome (722.80-722.83)
postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome (457.0)
postoperative psychosis (293.0-293.9)
any other condition classified elsewhere in the Alphabetic Index when described as due to a procedure
996 Complications peculiar to certain specified procedures
Includes:
complications, not elsewhere classified, in the use of artificial substitutes [e.g., Dacron, metal, Silastic, Teflon] or natural sources [e.g., bone] involving:
anastomosis (internal)
graft (bypass) (patch)
implant
internal device:
catheter
electronic
fixation
prosthetic
reimplant
transplant
Excludes:
accidental puncture or laceration during procedure (998.2)
capsular contracture of breast implant (611.83)
complications of internal anastomosis of:
gastrointestinal tract (997.49)
urinary tract (997.5)
endosseous dental implant failures (525.71-525.79)
intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) (364.81)
mechanical complication of respirator (V46.14)
other specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
hemolytic anemia (283.1)
functional cardiac disturbances (429.4)
serum hepatitis (070.2-070.3)
996.0: Mechanical complication of cardiac device, implant, and graft
Breakdown (mechanical)
Displacement
Leakage
Obstruction, mechanical
Perforation
Protrusion
996.1: Mechanical complication of other vascular device, implant, and graft
Mechanical complications involving:
aortic (bifurcation) graft (replacement)
arteriovenous:
dialysis catheter
fistula surgically created
shunt surgically created
balloon (counterpulsation) device, intra-aortic
carotid artery bypass graft
femoral-popliteal bypass graft
umbrella device, vena cava
Excludes:
atherosclerosis of biological graft (440.30-440.32)
embolism [occlusion NOS] [thrombus] of (biological) (synthetic) graft (996.74)
peritoneal dialysis catheter (996.56)
996.2: Mechanical complication of nervous system device, implant, and graft
Mechanical complications involving:
dorsal column stimulator
electrodes implanted in brain [brain "pacemaker"]
peripheral nerve graft
ventricular (communicating) shunt
996.3: Mechanical complication of genitourinary device, implant, and graft
996.4: Mechanical complication of internal orthopedic device, implant, and graft
Mechanical complications involving:
external (fixation) device utilizing internal screw(s), pin(s) or other methods of fixation
grafts of bone, cartilage, muscle, or tendon
internal (fixation) device such as nail, plate, rod, etc.
Use additional code to identify prosthetic joint with mechanical complication (V43.60-V43.69)
Excludes:
complications of external orthopedic device, such as:
pressure ulcer due to cast (707.00-707.09)
996.5: Mechanical complication of other specified prosthetic device, implant, and graft
Mechanical complications involving:
prosthetic implant in:
bile duct
breast
chin
orbit of eye
nonabsorbable surgical material NOS
other graft, implant, and internal device, not elsewhere classified
996.6: Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal prosthetic device, implant, and graft
Infection (causing obstruction) due to (presence of) any device, implant, and graft classifiable to 996.0-996.5
Inflammation due to (presence of) any device, implant, and graft classifiable to 996.0-996.5
Use additional code to identify specified infections
996.7: Other complications of internal (biological) (synthetic) prosthetic device, implant, and graft
Complication NOS due to (presence of) any device, implant, and graft classifiable to 996.0-996.5
occlusion NOS
Embolism due to (presence of) any device, implant, and graft classifiable to 996.0-996.5
Fibrosis due to (presence of) any device, implant, and graft classifiable to 996.0-996.5
Hemorrhage due to (presence of) any device, implant, and graft classifiable to 996.0-996.5
Pain due to (presence of) any device, implant, and graft classifiable to 996.0-996.5
Stenosis due to (presence of) any device, implant, and graft classifiable to 996.0-996.5
Thrombus due to (presence of) any device, implant, and graft classifiable to 996.0-996.5
Use additional code to identify complication, such as:
pain due to presence of device, implant or graft (338.18-338.19, 338.28-338.29)
venous embolism and thrombosis (453.2-453.9)
Excludes:
disruption (dehiscence) of internal suture material (998.31)
transplant rejection (996.80-996.89)
996.8: Complications of transplanted organ
Transplant failure or rejection
Use additional code to identify nature of complication, such as:
Cytomegalovirus [CMV] infection (078.5)
graft-versus-host disease (279.50-279.53)
malignancy associated with organ transplant (199.2)
post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) (238.77)
996.9: Complications of reattached extremity or body part

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