T80.2 vs T81.4
T80.2 (Infections following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection) compared with T81.4 (Infection following a procedure), 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. T80.2 carries an Excludes2 note covering T81.4: “postprocedural infections (T81.4-)”
Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.
Yes, when both are documented. T81.4 carries an Excludes2 note covering T80.2: “infection due to infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.2-)”
Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.
Yes, when both are documented. T81.4 carries an Excludes2 note covering T80.2: “complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.-)”
Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.
Side by side
| T80.2Infections following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection | T81.4Infection following a procedure | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: T80.211A, T80.211D, T80.211S, T80.212A, T80.212D | Non-billable header Report instead: T81.40XA, T81.40XD, T81.40XS, T81.41XA, T81.41XD |
| Classification | S00-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) |
| Definition | Infections following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T80.2). | Infection following a procedure is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T81.4). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T80 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T81 |
| Includes | complications following perfusion | Wound abscess following a procedure |
| Use additional code | code to identify the specific infection, such as: sepsis (A41.9) code (R65.2-) to identify severe sepsis, if applicable | code to identify infection code (R65.2-) to identify severe sepsis, if applicable code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources