T82.218A
T82.218A: Other mechanical complication of coronary artery bypass graft, initial encounter
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
T82.218A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other mechanical complication of coronary artery bypass graft, initial encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check T82.218A 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 T82
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Obstruction, mechanical of coronary artery bypass graft
- Perforation of coronary artery bypass graft
- Protrusion of coronary artery bypass graft
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T82.218A
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T82.218A
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
T82.218A is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56691Billing and Coding: Cardiac Computed Tomography & Angiography (CCTA)
- A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
- A57179Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiogram
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.