T80.0XXA
T80.0XXA: Air embolism following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
T80.0XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for air embolism following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check T80.0XXA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T80
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T80.0XXA
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on T80: Complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection
- bone marrow transplant rejection (T86.01)
- febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction (R50.84)
- fluid overload due to transfusion (E87.71)
- posttransfusion purpura (D69.51)
- transfusion associated circulatory overload (TACO) (E87.71)
- transfusion (red blood cell) associated hemochromatosis (E83.111)
- transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI) (J95.84)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
T80.0XXA is named in 15 Medicare coverage policies: 15 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.