Is T82.897 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. T82.897 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does T82.897 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).

T82.897

T82.897 — Other specified complication of cardiac prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T82.897 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified complication of 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

T82.897 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 T82.897 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 T82.897.

Stent jail
Complication›artificial›heart›specified type NEC
Complication›cardiac›device, implant or graft›specified type NEC
Complication›cardiovascular device, graft or implant›electronic›specified condition NEC
Complication›cardiovascular device, graft or implant›electronic›electrode›specified NEC
Complication›cardiovascular device, graft or implant›electronic›pulse generator›specified NEC
Complication›cardiovascular device, graft or implant›electronic›specified device NEC›specified NEC
Complication›heart›valve›graft›specified type NEC
Complication›heart›valve›prosthesis›specified type NEC

Code to one of these instead T82.897

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share T82.89. If T82.897 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

T82.898Other specified complication of vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Questions about T82.897

Is T82.897 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. T82.897 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T82.897 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).