2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Injury And Poisoning 800-999 > Complications Of Surgical And Medical Care, Not Elsewhere Classified 996-999 > Other Complications Of Procedures Not Elsewhere Classified 998.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 998.3 Disruption of operation wound View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 998.3 Pathologic process consisting of a partial or complete disruption of the layers of a surgical wound. 998.3 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 998.* hierarchy Alternate Terminology Dehiscence of operation wound Rupture of operation wound 998.3 Excludes disruption of: amputation stump (997.69) cesarean wound (674.1) perineal wound, puerperal (674.2)