T80.29XA: Infection following other infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection, initial encounter
T80.29XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for infection following other infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check T80.29XA 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 T80.29XA
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
T80.29XA is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 8 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)
- A57306Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.