2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T81.321

Disruption or dehiscence of closure of internal operation (surgical) wound of abdominal wall muscle or fascia

• T81.321 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
• Short description: Disrupt/dehisc of closr of int op (surg) wnd abd wl msl/fasc
• ICD-10-CM T81.321 is a new 2025 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T81.321 – other international versions of ICD-10 T81.321 may differ.

The following code(s) above T81.321 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to T81.321:

• S00-T88  Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
• T80-T88  Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
• T81  Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
• T81.3  Disruption of wound, not elsewhere classified

Code History

• 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): New code

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to T81.321:

• Burst stitches or sutures (complication of surgery) T81.31
  • internal operation woundT81.328 – see also Dehiscence, closure
    • abdominal wall muscle or fascia T81.321
• Dehiscence (of)
  • closure of
    • abdominal wall muscle or fascia T81.321
  • operation wound NECT81.31
    • internal operation wound (deep) T81.329
      • abdominal wall muscle or fascia T81.321
• Disruption (of)
  • closure of
    • abdominal wall muscle or fascia T81.321
  • woundT81.30
    • operationT81.31
      • internal operation wound (deep) T81.329
        • abdominal wall muscle or fascia T81.321