2025 ICD-10-CM code T80.2
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Deletion Date: N/A Injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes - Infections following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection XIX Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Feed
Infections following infusion, transfusion, or therapeutic injection.Requires additional codes for specific infection and severity.
Modifiers may be applicable depending on the specific circumstances and services provided. Consult the appropriate guidelines for modifier usage.
Medical necessity for coding T80.2 is established by the presence of a documented infection following an infusion, transfusion, or therapeutic injection, supported by clinical findings such as fever, leukocytosis, positive blood cultures, or imaging evidence of infection.The documentation must link the infection to the procedure.
The clinical responsibility involves diagnosing and managing the infection, which may include administering antibiotics, supportive care, and monitoring the patient's condition.Further investigation may be necessary to identify the source of the infection and prevent recurrence.
- XIX Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- T80-T88 Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
In simple words: This code is for infections that happen after getting fluids, blood, or medicine through an IV or injection.Doctors will also need to use other codes to specify what kind of infection it is and how serious it is.
This code classifies infections that occur as a complication following infusion, transfusion, or therapeutic injection.It is crucial to use additional codes to specify the precise type of infection (e.g., sepsis (A41.9)) and its severity (e.g., severe sepsis (R65.2-)).Excludes infections due to prosthetic devices, implants, and grafts, and postprocedural infections coded elsewhere.
Example 1: A patient develops a bloodstream infection (sepsis) after receiving intravenous antibiotics for pneumonia.Code T80.2 is used along with codes for sepsis and the causative organism., A patient receiving a blood transfusion develops a febrile reaction with subsequent bacteremia.Codes for the febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction (if appropriate), the specific bacteria, and the sepsis are used in addition to T80.2., A patient develops cellulitis at the site of a therapeutic injection. The code for cellulitis (L03.xxx) is used along with T80.2 to indicate the association with the injection.
Complete documentation should include details of the infusion, transfusion, or injection procedure, the date of the procedure, the type and amount of fluids or medication administered, the onset and symptoms of the infection, the results of cultures, and the treatment administered.
** This code should only be used when the infection is directly related to the infusion, transfusion, or therapeutic injection.If the infection is related to another procedure or condition, it should be coded separately.
- Payment Status: Active
- Modifier TC rule: Not applicable.
- Specialties:Infectious Disease, Hematology, Internal Medicine, Surgery
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Center, Physician's Office