T80.212A

T80.212A: Local infection due to central venous catheter, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

T80.212A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for local infection due to central venous catheter, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check T80.212A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

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

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Exit or insertion site infection
Local infection due to Hickman catheter
Local infection due to peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
Local infection due to portacath (port-a-cath)
Local infection due to pulmonary artery catheter
Local infection due to triple lumen catheter
Local infection due to umbilical venous catheter
Port or reservoir infection
Tunnel infection

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T80.212A

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on T80.2: Infections following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection

infections specified as due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.6-T82.7, T83.5-T83.6, T84.5-T84.7, T85.7)
postprocedural infections (T81.4-)

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

T80.212A is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.