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T88.4 - Failed or difficult intubation


The ICD 10 Code for Failed or difficult intubation is listed as T88.4.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: T88.4
Description: Failed or difficult intubation
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)
Parent T88 - Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T88.4:
T88.0 - Infection following immunization
T88.1 - Other complications following immunization, not elsewhere classified
T88.2 - Shock due to anesthesia
T88.3 - Malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia
T88.5 - Other complications of anesthesia
T88.6 - Anaphylactic shock due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered
T88.7 - Unspecified adverse effect of drug or medicament
T88.8 - Other specified complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
T88.9 - Complication of surgical and medical care, unspecified