T80.218D — Other infection due to central venous catheter, subsequent encounter
T80.218D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other infection due to central venous catheter, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "D" — subsequent 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.
- Other central line-associated infection
- Other infection due to Hickman catheter
- Other infection due to peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
- Other infection due to portacath (port-a-cath)
- Other infection due to pulmonary artery catheter
- Other infection due to triple lumen catheter
- Other infection due to umbilical venous catheter
Risk adjustment
T80.218D 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
T80.218D is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies — 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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- A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T80.218. If T80.218D is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T80.218D
- Is T80.218D a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T80.218D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T80.218D 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).