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Compare/T80 vs T88.53XD

T80 vs T88.53XD

T80 (Complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection) compared with T88.53XD (Unintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. Both may be reported when both conditions are documented (Excludes2).

Can these codes be reported together?

Yes, when both are documented. T88.53XD carries an Excludes2 note covering T80: “complication following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.-)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

Side by side

T80Complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injectionT88.53XDUnintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure, subsequent encounter
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: T80.0XXA, T80.0XXD, T80.0XXS, T80.1XXA, T80.1XXD

Billable
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)
DefinitionComplications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T80).Unintended awareness under general anesthesia during procedure, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T88.53D).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T80The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T88
Includes
complications following perfusion
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)
code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T41.- with fifth or sixth character 5)
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

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