T82.121D

T82.121D: Displacement of cardiac pulse generator (battery), subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

T82.121D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displacement of cardiac pulse generator (battery), subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check T82.121D with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "D": subsequent encounter

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

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T82.121D

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

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

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

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

T82.121D is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A56602Billing and Coding: Cardiac Rhythm Device Evaluation
A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.