In simple words: This code represents complications related to the circulatory system that occur during or after a medical procedure, and are not classified elsewhere.

Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of the circulatory system, not elsewhere classified. This code should be used with an additional code, if applicable, to further specify the disorder.

Example 1: A patient develops a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the leg following a hip replacement surgery. I97.8 would be used with an additional code for the DVT (I82.401)., During heart bypass surgery, the patient experiences a temporary drop in blood pressure, but stabilizes. I97.8 would be used along with additional codes to specify the type of hypotension or circulatory complication., Post angioplasty, the patient develops an arterial occlusion at the access site. The I97.8 code is reported along with a code to specify the occlusion.

Documentation should clearly indicate the specific circulatory system disorder, its occurrence during or after a procedure, and the causal relationship between the procedure and the complication.The type of procedure should also be documented.If known, the specific anatomical location or vessel affected should also be included.

** This code is a general code for other circulatory complications not specified elsewhere and requires an additional code for a complete diagnosis.