T80.0XXA — Air embolism following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection, initial encounter
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.
7th 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
Risk adjustment
T80.0XXA does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
T80.0XXA is named in 20 Medicare coverage policies — 20 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T80.0. If T80.0XXA is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T80.0XXA
- Is T80.0XXA a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T80.0XXA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T80.0XXA sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88).