T81.32
Header — not billableDisruption of internal operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified
The ICD-10 code for disruption of internal operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified is T81.32.
T81.32 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.
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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under T81.32
- T81.320Disruption or dehiscence of gastrointestinal tract anastomosis, repair, or closure
- T81.321Disruption or dehiscence of closure of internal operation (surgical) wound of abdominal wall muscle or fascia
- T81.328Disruption or dehiscence of closure of other specified internal operation (surgical) wound
- T81.329Deep disruption or dehiscence of operation wound, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- T81.30Disruption of wound, unspecified
- T81.31Disruption of external operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classified
- T81.33Disruption of traumatic injury wound repair
- T81.32Disruption of internal operation (surgical) wound, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header