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.

Check T82.222A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

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

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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

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

T82.222A is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.