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T82

T82: Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T82 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T82

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with T82

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • I70.3Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities
  • Z97Presence of other devices
  • T82.0Mechanical complication of heart valve prosthesis
  • T82.2Mechanical complication of coronary artery bypass graft and biological heart valve graft
  • T85.611Breakdown (mechanical) of intraperitoneal dialysis catheter
  • T85.611ABreakdown (mechanical) of intraperitoneal dialysis catheter, initial encounter
  • T85.611DBreakdown (mechanical) of intraperitoneal dialysis catheter, subsequent encounter
  • T85.611SBreakdown (mechanical) of intraperitoneal dialysis catheter, sequela

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead T82

10 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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