ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
T88.2Shock due to anesthesia
T88.2 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About T88.2
T88.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for shock due to anesthesia. It belongs to category T88 (other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified), block T80-T88 (complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.
Within T88 (other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified), T88.2 is specifically for shock due to anesthesia. Related codes cover infection following immunization (T88.0), other complications following immunization, not elsewhere classified (T88.1), malignant hyperthermia due to anesthesia (T88.3), failed or difficult intubation (T88.4), other complications of anesthesia (T88.5), anaphylactic reaction due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered (T88.6), unspecified adverse effect of drug or medicament (T88.7), other specified complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T88.8) and 1 more.
Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.
Don't report T88.2 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: labor and delivery (O74.-), pregnancy (O29.-), puerperium (O89.-) and postprocedural shock NOS (T81.1-).
Use an additional code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T41.- with fifth or sixth character 5).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T88
Coding notes
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T41.- with fifth or sixth character 5)
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to T88.2.
› From T88 Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
- complication following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection (T80.-)
- complication following procedure NEC (T81.-)
- complications of anesthesia in labor and delivery (O74.-)
- complications of anesthesia in pregnancy (O29.-)
- complications of anesthesia in puerperium (O89.-)
- complications of devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)
- complications of obstetric surgery and procedure (O75.4)
- dermatitis due to drugs and medicaments (L23.3, L24.4, L25.1, L27.0-L27.1)
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
- specified complications classified elsewhere
Broader instructions also apply from T80-T88 Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Alphabetic index entries
4 entriesTerms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to T88.2.
Codes whose notes reference T88.2
Code history
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- 2027
- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about T88.2
Is T88.2 billable?
- No. T88.2 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.