T82.212A — Displacement of coronary artery bypass graft, initial encounter
T82.212A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displacement of coronary artery bypass graft, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "A" — initial encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T82
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Malposition of coronary artery bypass graft
Risk adjustment
T82.212A 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
T82.212A is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies — 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T82.212. If T82.212A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T82.212A
- Is T82.212A a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T82.212A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T82.212A 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).