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
999 Complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified
Includes:
complications, not elsewhere classified, of:
dialysis (hemodialysis) (peritoneal) (renal)
extracorporeal circulation
hyperalimentation therapy
immunization
infusion
inhalation therapy
injection
inoculation
perfusion
transfusion
vaccination
ventilation therapy
Use additional code, where applicable, to identify specific complication
Excludes:
specified complications classified elsewhere such as:
complications of implanted device (996.0-996.9)
contact dermatitis due to drugs (692.3)
dementia dialysis (294.8)
transient (293.9)
dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (276.0-276.9)
poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (960.0-989.9)
postvaccinal encephalitis (323.51)
water and electrolyte imbalance (276.0-276.9)
999.0: Generalized vaccinia
Excludes:
vaccinia not from vaccine (051.02)
999.1: Air embolism
Air embolism to any site following infusion, perfusion, or transfusion
Excludes:
embolism specified as:
complicating:
abortion (634-638 with.6, 639.6)
ectopic or molar pregnancy (639.6)
pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium (673.0)
due to implanted device (996.7)
traumatic (958.0)
999.2: Other vascular complications
Phlebitis following infusion, perfusion, or transfusion
Thromboembolism following infusion, perfusion, or transfusion
Thrombophlebitis following infusion, perfusion, or transfusion
Excludes:
extravasation of vesicant drugs (999.81, 999.82)
the listed conditions when specified as:
due to implanted device (996.61-996.62, 996.72-996.74)
postoperative NOS (997.2, 997.71-997.79)
999.3: Other infection
Infection following infusion, injection, transfusion, or vaccination
Sepsis following infusion, injection, transfusion, or vaccination
Septicemia following infusion, injection, transfusion, or vaccination
Use additional code to identify the specified infection, such as:
septicemia (038.0-038.9)
Excludes:
the listed conditions when specified as:
due to implanted device (996.60-996.69)
postoperative NOS (998.51-998.59)
999.4: Anaphylactic reaction due to serum
Allergic shock
Anaphylactic shock due to serum
Anaphylactoid reaction due to serum
Anaphylaxis
Excludes:
ABO incompatibility reaction due to transfusion of blood or blood products (999.60-999.69)
reaction:
allergic NOS (995.0)
anaphylactic:
NOS (995.0)
due to drugs and chemicals (995.0)
other serum (999.51-999.59)
shock:
allergic NOS (995.0)
anaphylactic:
NOS (995.0)
due to drugs and chemicals (995.0)
999.5: Other serum reaction
Intoxication by serum
Protein sickness
Serum rash
Serum sickness
Urticaria due to serum
Excludes:
serum hepatitis (070.2-070.3)
999.6: ABO incompatibility reaction due to transfusion of blood or blood products
Excludes:
minor blood group antigens reactions (Duffy) (E) (K(ell)) (Kidd) (Lewis) (M) (N) (P) (S) (999.75-999.79)
999.7: Rh and other non-ABO incompatibility reaction due to transfusion of blood or blood products
999.8: Other and unspecified infusion and transfusion reaction
Excludes:
ABO incompatibility reactions (999.60-999.69)
febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction (FNHTR) (780.66)
hemochromatosis due to repeated red blood cell transfusions (275.02)
non-ABO incompatibility reactions (999.70-999.79)
postoperative shock (998.00-998.09)
posttransfusion purpura (287.41)
Rh incompatibility reactions (999.70-999.74)
transfusion associated circulatory overload (TACO) (276.61)
transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI) (518.7)
999.9: Other and unspecified complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified
Complications, not elsewhere classified, of:
electroshock therapy
inhalation therapy
ultrasound therapy
ventilation therapy
Unspecified misadventure of medical care
Excludes:
unspecified complication of:
phototherapy (990)
radiation therapy (990)
ventilator associated pneumonia (997.31)

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