Table 3.
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision Codes for 30-d Surgical and Medical Complications
| Complication | ICD-9 Codes |
|---|---|
| Surgical complications | |
| Hematoma | 998.11, 998.12 |
| Seroma | 998.13 |
| Infection/cellulitis | 998.5, 998.51, 998.59, 682.9 |
| Wound dehiscence | 998.30, 998.31, 998.32, 998.33 |
| Medical complications | |
| Sepsis | 995.91, 995.92 |
| Septic shock | 785.52 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 415.11, 415.12, 415.13, 415.19 |
| Ventilator (> 24 h) | V46.11 |
| Unplanned intubation (nonsurgical intubation and irrigation) | 96 |
| Acute renal failure (unspecified) | 584.5–584.9 |
| Cardiac arrest | 427.5 |
| Myocardial infarction (acute myocardial infarction) | 410.00–410.92 |
| Stroke (cerebral artery occlusion, unspecified with cerebral infarction) | 434.91 |
| Coma (> 24 h) (general coma not specifically > 24 h) | 780.01 |
| Pneumonia | 480–486 |
| Urinary tract infection (site not specified) | 599 |
| Deep venous thrombosis | 453.4 |
| Transfusion | 9904, V58.2 |
| Cardiopulmonary complications | 997.1 |