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. 2018 Sep 9;15(4):376–382. doi: 10.14245/ns.1836102.051

Table 6.

Details of complications

No. Complication POD Additional notes
1 Unplanned Intubation 0
2 Wound disruption 21 No return to the operating room
3 Return to operating room 22 Unplanned reoperation
CPT code: 22551 (anterior cervical discectomy and fusion)
Related to initial procedure
ICD 10 code: T84.216A (breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of vertebrae, initial encounter)

POD, postoperative day; CPT, Current Procedural Terminology; ICD-10, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision.