T82.9XXD — Unspecified complication of cardiac and vascular prosthetic device, implant and graft, subsequent encounter
T82.9XXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified complication of cardiac and vascular prosthetic device, implant and graft, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "D" — subsequent encounter
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 T82.9XXD
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of T82.9XXD, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Risk adjustment
T82.9XXD 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.
Medicare coverage
T82.9XXD is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies — 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A52868Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
- A56743Billing and Coding: Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine
Code history
T82.9XXD has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T82.9. If T82.9XXD is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T82.9XXD
- Is T82.9XXD a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T82.9XXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T82.9XXD 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).