2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T81.328

Disruption or dehiscence of closure of other specified internal operation (surgical) wound

• T81.328 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 closure of oth internal op (surg) wound
• ICD-10-CM T81.328 is a new 2025 ICD-10-CM code that became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of T81.328 – other international versions of ICD-10 T81.328 may differ.

Applicable To

• Disruption or dehiscence of closure of muscle or muscle flap (other than abdominal wall muscle)
• Disruption or dehiscence of closure of ribs or rib cage
• Disruption or dehiscence of closure of skull or craniotomy
• Disruption or dehiscence of closure of sternum or sternotomy
• Disruption or dehiscence of closure of tendon or ligament
• Disruption or dehiscence of closure of superficial or muscular fascia (other than abdominal wall fascia)

The following code(s) above T81.328 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to T81.328:

• 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 T81.328:

• Burst stitches or sutures (complication of surgery) T81.31
  • internal operation wound T81.328 – see also Dehiscence, closure
    • specified NEC T81.328
• Dehiscence (of)
  • closure of
    • craniotomy T81.328
    • fascia T81.328 (muscular) (superficial)
    • internal organ or tissue T81.328
    • ligament T81.328
    • muscle or muscle flap T81.328
    • ribs or rib cage T81.328
    • skull T81.328
    • sternum T81.328 (sternotomy)
    • tendon T81.328
  • operation wound NECT81.31
    • internal operation wound (deep) T81.329
      • specified NEC T81.328
• Disruption (of)
  • closure of
    • craniotomy T81.328
    • fascia T81.328 (muscular) (superficial)
    • internal organ or tissue T81.328
    • ligament T81.328
    • muscle or muscle flap T81.328
    • ribs or rib cage T81.328
    • skull T81.328
    • sternum T81.328 (sternotomy)
    • tendon T81.328
  • woundT81.30
    • operationT81.31
      • internal operation wound (deep) T81.329
        • specified NEC T81.328