T74.4

T74.4: Shaken infant syndrome

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T74.4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for shaken infant syndrome. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T74

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T74.4

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on T74: Adult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, confirmed

abuse and maltreatment in pregnancy (O9A.3-, O9A.4-, O9A.5-)
adult and child maltreatment, suspected (T76.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with T74.4

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

Z04.71Encounter for examination and observation following alleged adult physical abuse
Z04.72Encounter for examination and observation following alleged child physical abuse
T76Adult and child abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, suspected

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Syndrome›shaken infant

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead T74.4

3 child codes. Green means billable.