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ICD-10 T88.3 - Malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia
Chapter 19 Section T80-T88

T88.3

ICD-10 Not billable

Malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia

Use additional code:
  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T41.- with fifth or sixth character 5)
  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (per Chapter 19)
From Chapter 19:
  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
From Chapter 19:
  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
From Section T80-T88:
  • any encounters with medical care for postprocedural conditions in which no complications are present, such as:
  • artificial opening status (Z93.-)
  • closure of external stoma (Z43.-)
  • fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device (Z44.-)
  • burns and corrosions from local applications and irradiation (T20-T32)
  • complications of surgical procedures during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • mechanical complication of respirator [ventilator] (J95.850)
  • poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4 or 6)
  • postprocedural fever (R50.82)
  • specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
  • cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0)
  • colostomy malfunction (K94.0-)
  • disorders of fluid and electrolyte imbalance (E86-E87)
  • functional disturbances following cardiac surgery (I97.0-I97.1)
  • intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specified body systems (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95.6-, J95.7, K91.6-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)
  • ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)
  • postgastric surgery syndromes (K91.1)
  • postlaminectomy syndrome NEC (M96.1)
  • postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome (I97.2)
  • postsurgical blind-loop syndrome (K91.2)
  • ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)
T88.3 is a "category code," which means it's non-billable. Billable codes require more specificity. Use the list below to navigate to codes that are more specific:
10
T88.3XXA
Malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia, initial encounter
Billable
10
T88.3XXD
Malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia, subsequent encounter
Billable
10
T88.3XXS
Malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia, sequela
Billable
      
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