Concept

Disruption of surgical wound during the same hospital stay or an obstetric wound during the delivery episode of care.

Selection criteria

Code

Condition

O90.002

O90.102

Identified as diagnosis type (M), (1), (2), (W), (X) or (Y)

T81.3

T81.83*

Identified as diagnosis type (2) AND Y60–Y84 in the same diagnosis cluster

Codes

Code descriptions

O90.002

Disruption of Caesarean section wound, delivered with mention of postpartum complication

O90.102

Disruption of perineal obstetric wound, delivered with mention of postpartum complication

T81.3

Disruption of operation wound, not elsewhere classified

T81.83*

Postoperative leak

Additional codes

Inclusions

Y60-Y84

Complications of medical and surgical care (refer to Appendix A) of the Hospital Harm Indicator General Methodology Notes