T82.518

T82.518: Breakdown (mechanical) of other cardiac and vascular devices and implants

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T82.518 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for breakdown (mechanical) of other cardiac and vascular devices and implants. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.

This code requires a 7th character

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 T82.518

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

Written on T82.5: Mechanical complication of other cardiac and vascular devices and implants

mechanical complication of epidural and subdural infusion catheter (T85.61)

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.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Complication›cardiac›device, implant or graft›mechanical›breakdown›specified device NEC
Complication›vascular›device or implant›mechanical›breakdown›specified device NEC

T82.518: Breakdown (mechanical) of other cardiac and vascular devices and implants

This code requires a 7th character

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T82.518

Risk adjustment

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Code history

Code to one of these instead T82.518

Other codes under T82.51