Is T82.837 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. T82.837 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does T82.837 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).

T82.837

T82.837 — Hemorrhage due to cardiac prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T82.837 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for hemorrhage due to cardiac prosthetic devices, implants and grafts. 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

Risk adjustment

T82.837 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.

How T82.837 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to T82.837.

Complication›coronary artery graft›hemorrhage
Complication›artificial›heart›hemorrhage
Complication›cardiac›device, implant or graft›hemorrhage
Complication›cardiovascular device, graft or implant›electronic›hemorrhage
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›due to or associated with›device, implant or graft›heart NEC
Complication›cardiovascular device, graft or implant›electronic›electrode›hemorrhage
Complication›cardiovascular device, graft or implant›electronic›pulse generator›hemorrhage
Complication›cardiovascular device, graft or implant›electronic›specified device NEC›hemorrhage
Complication›heart›valve›graft›hemorrhage
Complication›heart›valve›prosthesis›hemorrhage
Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›due to or associated with›device, implant or graft›electronic›cardiac

Code to one of these instead T82.837

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share T82.83. If T82.837 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

T82.838Hemorrhage due to vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Questions about T82.837

Is T82.837 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. T82.837 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T82.837 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).