Is T82.222A a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. T82.222A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does T82.222A 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).

What cannot be coded together with T82.222A?

T82.222A carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above T82.222A (T82.2) and apply to it just the same.

T82.222A

T82.222A — Displacement of biological heart valve graft, initial encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

T82.222A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displacement of biological heart valve 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 biological heart valve graft

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T82.222A

These are not written on T82.222A, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing T82.222A with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on T82.2 — Mechanical complication of coronary artery bypass graft and biological heart valve graft

mechanical complication of artificial heart valve prosthesis (T82.0-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T82.222A

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of T82.222A, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

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

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

Risk adjustment

T82.222A 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

T82.222A is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies — 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56602Billing and Coding: Cardiac Rhythm Device Evaluation
A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
A56691Billing and Coding: Cardiac Computed Tomography & Angiography (CCTA)
A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)

Code history

T82.222A has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share T82.222. If T82.222A is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about T82.222A

Is T82.222A a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. T82.222A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does T82.222A 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).
What cannot be coded together with T82.222A?: T82.222A carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above T82.222A (T82.2) and apply to it just the same.