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T75.4 vs T81.1

T75.4 (Electrocution) compared with T81.1 (Postprocedural shock), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. T81.1 carries an Excludes1 note covering T75.4: “electric shock (T75.4)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

T75.4ElectrocutionT81.1Postprocedural shock
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: T75.4XXA, T75.4XXD, T75.4XXS

Non-billable header

Report instead: T81.10XA, T81.10XD, T81.10XS, T81.11XA, T81.11XD

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionElectrocution is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T75.4).Postprocedural shock is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T81.1).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T75The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T81
Includes
Shock from electric current
Shock from electroshock gun (taser)
Shock during or resulting from a procedure, not elsewhere classified
Use additional code
code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
code(s) to identify the specified condition resulting from the complication
code to identify devices involved and details of circumstances (Y62-Y82)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources