2025 ICD-10-CM code T80.22
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Deletion Date: N/A Injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes - Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Feed
Acute infection following transfusion, infusion, or injection of blood and blood products.
Modifiers may be applicable depending on the circumstances of the service and the payer's requirements.Consult payer guidelines for specific instructions.
Medical necessity is established by the presence of a clinically significant infection directly attributable to the blood product administration. This necessitates timely intervention to prevent potentially life-threatening complications.
The clinical responsibility lies with the physician or healthcare provider who administered the blood product and is responsible for monitoring the patient for post-procedural complications, including infection.This includes ordering appropriate cultures, initiating antibiotic therapy, and managing the patient's overall care.
- Chapter 19: 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 used when someone gets a serious infection after receiving a blood transfusion, blood infusion, or a blood injection.
This code classifies an acute infection that occurs as a complication following a transfusion, infusion, or injection of blood or blood products.The infection is a direct result of the procedure and is not otherwise specified.This code excludes infections specified as due to prosthetic devices, implants, and grafts; postprocedural infections; and other specified complications classified elsewhere.
Example 1: A patient receives a blood transfusion during surgery and develops a bloodstream infection within 24 hours.The infection is identified as Staphylococcus aureus., A patient receives an intravenous immunoglobulin infusion and experiences chills, fever, and localized redness at the injection site, later confirmed as cellulitis., A patient develops a severe sepsis following an injection of a blood clotting factor, requiring intensive care unit admission.
Complete documentation should include the date and time of the transfusion, infusion, or injection; the type and amount of blood product administered; the onset, type, and severity of the infection; results of all cultures and sensitivity testing; antibiotic treatment administered; and the patient's response to treatment.
** This code should be used cautiously and only when the infection is directly attributable to the blood product administration.Always carefully review clinical documentation to ensure proper code assignment.
- Payment Status: Active
- Specialties:Infectious Disease, Hematology, Internal Medicine, Surgery
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, Ambulatory Surgical Center