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T81.710D ICD-10-CM Code: Complication of mesenteric artery following a procedure, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Coding at a Glance

7th character
Required — see the character table on this page
Tabular directives
3 Excludes1 · 33 Excludes2 · 3 use-additional codes

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43, Appendix B.

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for T81.710D in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Notes without a marker are published on T81.710D itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Source: inherited from T81.7

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Use Additional Code

Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.

  • Use additional code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
  • Use additional code(s) to identify the specified condition resulting from the complication
  • Use additional code to identify devices involved and details of circumstances (Y62-Y82)

Source: inherited from T80-T88

7th Character Guide

"The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T81"

  • A — initial encounter
  • D — subsequent encounter (this page’s code)
  • S — sequela

How the encounter character is assigned. “Initial encounter” means the patient is receiving active treatment for the condition — it is not limited to the first visit, and a different or new provider giving active treatment still assigns it. “Subsequent encounter” covers care during the healing or recovery phase after active treatment. “Sequela” is for complications or conditions that arise as a direct result of the original condition.

ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, Section I.C.19.a (paraphrased by MedCoder).

Variant codes in this family

T81.710A, T81.710D, T81.710S

Character meanings are CMS's official 7th-character extensions for this family, as carried in each variant code's official description; variant codes are registry rows. The explanation of how the encounter character is assigned is MedCoder editorial, distinct from the official content above it.

Coder workflow for T81.710D

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code T81.710D

  1. “Other” (NEC) means the condition is specified in the record but no dedicated code captures it. Confirm the documented form is not one a sibling code names before settling on T81.710D; if the record states no specifics at all, the unspecified sibling applies instead. “Other” codes are for documented conditions the classification gives no specific code; “unspecified” codes are for records lacking the detail (Guidelines I.A.9.a, I.A.9.b).

    See the relationships section · Guide: Other vs unspecified (NEC vs NOS) →

  2. A 7th character is required in this family. Confirm the documented encounter: initial (active treatment), subsequent (healing or recovery phase), or sequela. This page’s code carries “D”. “Initial” means active treatment, not the first visit (Guidelines I.C.19.a).

    See the 7th Character Guide · Guide: 7th characters: initial, subsequent, sequela →

  3. Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with T81.710D. Excludes1 conditions are not reported together with this code unless the record shows they are unrelated (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

    See the official tabular notes

Choose the right path

  1. Does the documentation support a condition named in T81.710D’s Excludes1 note?
    Yes → Do not simply proceed: review the excluded code. Both are reported only when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated.
    No → Continue.

    ReviewO08.2, O88, T79.0

  2. Is the encounter phase documented — active treatment, healing or recovery, or a sequela?
    Yes → Assign the matching 7th character; the variant codes are in the 7th Character Guide.
    No → The code is invalid without its 7th character — query for the missing element.

Consider T81.710D. Then work the Use Additional Code note, and confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement
Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).
Encounter type
Active treatment, healing or recovery phase, or sequela — the basis of the 7th character (Guidelines I.C.19.a).
The conditions the Use Additional Code note names
Reported with this code when documented; a conditional instruction (“if applicable”, “if known”) applies only when the record supports it.
Any detail beyond this code’s title
What the record states that a more specific sibling code would capture — or its absence, which itself supports the unspecified code.

Official instructions as workflow

  • Excludes1 — check before selecting T81.710D(3 notes)

    Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with T81.710D: the two are not reported together. The one exception is when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

    CompareO08.2, O88, T79.0

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.a

  • Excludes2 — not part of T81.710D(33 notes)

    Coding workflow: The conditions named in this note are not included in T81.710D. When the record documents both, both may be reported; the note is a boundary, not a prohibition.

    CompareT82.8, T83.81, T84.8, T85.81, T80.0, T80

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.b

  • Use Additional Code — after identifying T81.710D(3 notes)

    Coding workflow: Check whether the documentation supports the additional code(s) the note names, and report them with T81.710D when it does. Where the instruction is conditional (“if applicable”, “if known”), it applies only when the record documents the condition.

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.13

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Documentation: Both the condition T81.710D describes and a condition named in its Excludes1 note are documented for the same encounter.

Coding question: Can both codes be reported?

Path: Review the Excludes1 note and the excluded code, and look for a provider statement on whether the two conditions are related.

Reason: Excludes1 means the two are not coded together; the exception is when the record shows the conditions are unrelated to each other (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

ReviewO08.2, O88, T79.0

Documentation: The patient returns during the healing or recovery phase after active treatment of the same condition.

Coding question: Which 7th character applies?

Path: Review the official 7th-character definitions for this family in the 7th Character Guide.

Reason: “Initial encounter” means active treatment, not the first visit; care during recovery takes “subsequent encounter”, and a complication arising from the original condition takes “sequela” (Guidelines I.C.19.a).

Documentation: A condition the Use Additional Code note names is documented.

Coding question: Is a second code reported with T81.710D?

Path: Review the Use Additional Code note and the code it names.

Reason: The additional code is reported when the record documents the condition; a conditional instruction applies only when its condition is met (Guidelines I.A.13).

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Code Overview

Complication of mesenteric artery following a procedure, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (T81.710D).

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Indexed Clinical Terms (3)

Official source data — entries quoted as published, in the Index’s own lookup phrasing

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code. These are alphabetic-index entries shown as the Index writes them — lookup phrasing, not necessarily the wording of a final diagnosis.

Decision Points

The directives on this code's own record, as a pre-claim checklist.

  1. A 7th character applies in this family. Confirm the documented encounter matches the character assigned. See the official 7th-character definitions and this code’s variants
  2. 3 Use Additional Code instructions — report the named additional code(s) when the documentation supports them. See the Use Additional Code notes
  3. 3 Excludes1 entries — codes named there are generally not reported together with this code (Guidelines I.A.12.a). See the Excludes1 notes
  4. 33 Excludes2 entries — those conditions are not part of this code and may be reported additionally when documented. See the Excludes2 notes

Checklist rows are derived from this code's own official directives; the wording of each check is MedCoder editorial. The official notes themselves are in the sections each row links to.

Verify Before Coding

  • No Medicare Code Editor or MS-DRG Definitions Manual restrictions apply to this code.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

MedCoder structured relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name T81.710D or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 2 Excludes1 notes: T79.0 — Air embolism (traumatic) (via T81.7.-), T88.7 — Unspecified adverse effect of drug or medicament (via T81.-).

These codes’ tabular lists mark this diagnosis as mutually exclusive — not reported together unless the conditions are documented as unrelated.

Referenced by 5 Excludes2 notes across 2 chapters: I26 — Pulmonary embolism (via T81.7.-), T78 — Adverse effects, not elsewhere classified (via T81.-), T79 — Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified (via T81.-), T80.1 — Vascular complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (via T81.7.-), T88 — Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (via T81.-).

These codes’ tabular lists name this diagnosis as distinct — both may be reported when both are documented.

Referenced by 1 Code First instruction: J98.51 — Mediastinitis (via T81.-).

Each of these codes carries a Code First note naming this condition — when that code is reported, THIS code is sequenced first, ahead of it.

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

Not on the CMS CC/MCC list — as a secondary diagnosis this code does not change MS-DRG severity.

Named in the grouper logic of 2 MS-DRGs: DRG 949 (MDC 23), DRG 950 (MDC 23).

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):INJ072 — Complication of other surgical or medical care, injury, subsequent encounter (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same injury, other encounter phase

Same injury, coded at a different phase of treatment via the 7th character.

T81.710A — Complication of mesenteric artery following a procedure, not elsewhere classified, initial encounterCompare T81.710D vs T81.710A →, T81.710S — Complication of mesenteric artery following a procedure, not elsewhere classified, sequela

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (Complication of other surgical or medical care, injury, subsequent encounter).

T81.593D — Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following injection or immunization, subsequent encounter, T81.594D — Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following endoscopic examination, subsequent encounter, T81.595D — Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following heart catheterization, subsequent encounter, T81.596D — Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following aspiration, puncture or other catheterization, subsequent encounter, T81.597D — Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following removal of catheter or packing, subsequent encounter, T81.598D — Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following other procedure, subsequent encounter, T81.599D — Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following unspecified procedure, subsequent encounter, T81.60XD — Unspecified acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure, subsequent encounter, T81.61XD — Aseptic peritonitis due to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure, subsequent encounter, T81.69XD — Other acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedure, subsequent encounter, T81.711D — Complication of renal artery following a procedure, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter, T81.718D — Complication of other artery following a procedure, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter, T81.719D — Complication of unspecified artery following a procedure, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter, T81.72XD — Complication of vein following a procedure, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter, T81.81XD — Complication of inhalation therapy, subsequent encounter, T81.82XD — Emphysema (subcutaneous) resulting from a procedure, subsequent encounter, T81.83XD — Persistent postprocedural fistula, subsequent encounter, T81.89XD — Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter, T81.9XXD — Unspecified complication of procedure, subsequent encounter, T84.410D — Breakdown (mechanical) of muscle and tendon graft, subsequent encounter, +209 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of T81.710D in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run T81.710D with these 8 related codes in Claim Check

Hierarchy

Referenced by Excludes1 notes

Referenced by Excludes2 notes

Referenced by Code First instructions

  • J98.51 — Mediastinitis[Code First](via T81.-): “underlying condition, if applicable, such as postoperative mediastinitis (T81.-)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MS-DRG Grouper

MDC crossing

  • MDC 23 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services[MDC crossing]: “Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs. 1,235 same-MDC procedures group here; browse them on the MDC page.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026

Index entries

  • Complication (s) (from) (of), surgical procedure (on), vascular (peripheral), artery, mesenteric[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical), air (any site) (traumatic), following, procedure NEC, artery, mesenteric[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
  • Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical), postoperative, postprocedural, artery, mesenteric[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026

Nearest codes (40)

Change history

  • FY2016 — In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10cm-fy2016

Common coding questions

Does T81.710D require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T81.

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v43.1 (April 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Inpatient payment groups Official source data
CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation
Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

Labels on this page: Official source data · MedCoder structured relationship · MedCoder explanation. How to read the labels · All data sources and release dates

Change history

  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Complication of mesenteric artery following a procedure, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter

No changes since FY2016 — additions, deletions, description changes and billable-status changes are tracked through FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026), and none are recorded for this code. Note changes are tracked from FY2027 only.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to T81.710D in its code family, with their registry titles.

View all codes in the T81 family