2008 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.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 998.59 Other postoperative infection  On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date. The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 998.59 can be accessed here. 998.59 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 998.59 contains 19 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 998.* hierarchy ICD9Data's sister site ProcedureCodes.com launches with the 2008/09 CPT® codes - read more on the ICD9Data.com blog. 998.59 also known as: Abscess: postoperative intra-abdominal postoperative stitch postoperative subphrenic postoperative wound postoperative Septicemia postoperative Use additional code to identify infection Index entries containing 998.59: Abscess (acute) (chronic) (infectional) (lymphangitic) (metastatic) (multiple) (pyogenic) (septic) (with lymphangitis) (see also Cellulitis) 682.9 intra-abdominal (see also Abscess, peritoneum) 567.22 postoperative 998.59 operative wound 998.59 peritoneum, peritoneal (perforated) (ruptured) 567.22 postoperative 998.59 retroperitoneal 567.38 postprocedural 998.59 stitch 998.59 subphrenic - see also Abscess, peritoneum 567.22 postoperative 998.59 Cellulitis (diffuse) (with lymphangitis) (see also Abscess) 682.9 drainage site (following operation) 998.59 Complications surgical procedures 998.9 stitch abscess 998.59 wound infection 998.59 Fever 780.6 postoperative 998.89 due to infection 998.59 Granuloma NEC 686.1 operation wound 998.59 foreign body 998.4 stitch (external) 998.89 internal wound 998.89 talc 998.7 Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9 due to or resulting from surgery 998.59 operation wound 998.59 postoperative wound 998.59 wound (local) (posttraumatic) NEC 958.3 postoperative 998.59 surgical 998.59 Sepsis (generalized) 995.91 localized in operation wound 998.59 Septicemia, septicemic (generalized) (suppurative) 038.9 postoperative 998.59 Stitch abscess 998.59