T81.3
Header — not billableDisruption of wound, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for disruption of wound, not elsewhere classified is T81.3.
T81.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Disruption of any suture materials or other closure methods
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Laterality-specific codes exist for this condition — confirm the affected side is documented.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- T81.1Postprocedural shocknon-billable header
- T81.4Infection following a procedurenon-billable header
- T81.5Complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedurenon-billable header
- T81.6Acute reaction to foreign substance accidentally left during a procedurenon-billable header
- T81.7Vascular complications following a procedure, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- T81.8Other complications of procedures, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- T81.9Unspecified complication of procedure
- T81.3Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header