998.51 - Infected Postoperative Seroma
The ICD 9 Code for Infected postoperative seroma is listed as 998.51.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 998.51 |
| Long Description: | Infected postoperative seroma |
| Short Description: | Infected postop seroma |
| Chapter: | Injury And Poisoning |
| Block: | Complications Of Surgical And Medical Care, Not Elsewhere Classified (996-999) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | T81.4XXA - Infection following a procedure, initial encounter (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 998.51: | |
| 998.59 - Other postoperative infection | |