T82.6

T82.6: Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T82.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis. 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

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code to identify infection

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T82.6

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.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Endocarditis›due to›prosthetic cardiac valve
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›due to device, implant or graft›heart NEC›valve(prosthesis)
Sepsis›due to device, implant or graft›heart NEC›valve(prosthesis)
Complication›cardiac›device, implant or graft›infection or inflammation›valve prosthesis
Complication›heart›valve›prosthesis›infection or inflammation
Infection, infected, infective›due to or resulting from›device, implant or graft›heart NEC›valve(prosthesis)