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Sepsis due to a postprocedural infection
Official text from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The wording is quoted exactly.
Guidelines I.C.1.d.5
“As with all postprocedural complications, code assignment is based on the provider's documentation of the relationship between the infection and the procedure.”
“Assign an additional code for sepsis following a procedure (T81.44) or sepsis following an obstetrical procedure (O86.04).”
“Use an additional code to identify the infectious agent.”
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