S26.99XS
S26.99XS: Other injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, sequela
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S26.99XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other injury of heart, unspecified with or without hemopericardium, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S26.99XS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "S": sequela
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S26
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Other codes that can never be billed with S26.99XS
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S26.99XS is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
- A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
- A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.