NE81
category
Injury or harm arising from a procedure, not elsewhere classified
Definition
Any complication attributable to a medical, surgical or other clinical procedure which cannot be more precisely coded elsewhere in the classification.
Exclusions
6 subordinate codes
Nearby in Injury or harm arising from surgical or medical care, not elsewhere classified
NE80Injury or harm arising following infusion, transfusion or therapeutic injection, not elsewhere classifiedNE82Dysfunction or complication of pacemaker, pacemaker lead or implantable cardioverter defibrillator, not elsewhere classifiedNE83Injury or harm arising from other device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classifiedNE84Failure or rejection of transplanted organs or tissuesNE85Complications peculiar to reattachment or amputationNE86Malignant hyperthermia due to anaesthesiaNE87Failed or difficult intubationNE88Drug toxicity associated with harm in surgical or medical care, not elsewhere classified