T80.219A: Unspecified infection due to central venous catheter, initial encounter
T80.219A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified infection due to central venous catheter, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check T80.219A 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
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Central line-associated infection NOS
- Unspecified infection due to Hickman catheter
- Unspecified infection due to peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
- Unspecified infection due to portacath (port-a-cath)
- Unspecified infection due to pulmonary artery catheter
- Unspecified infection due to triple lumen catheter
- Unspecified infection due to umbilical venous catheter
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T80.219A
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
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
T80.219A is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
- A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
- A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
- A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.