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T88.4XXA - Failed or difficult intubation, initial encounter


The ICD 10 Code for Failed or difficult intubation, initial encounter is listed as T88.4XXA.
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: T88.4XXA
Description: Failed or difficult intubation, initial encounter
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
919 - Complications Of Treatment W Mcc
920 - Complications Of Treatment W Cc
921 - Complications Of Treatment W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 999.9 - Other and unspecified complications of medical care, not elsewhere classified (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of T88.4XXA:
T88.4XXD - Failed or difficult intubation, subsequent encounter
T88.4XXS - Failed or difficult intubation, sequela