Is T83.728 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. T83.728 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does T83.728 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).

T83.728

T83.728 — Exposure of other implanted mesh into organ or tissue

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T83.728 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for exposure of other implanted mesh into organ or tissue. 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 T83

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Risk adjustment

T83.728 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 T83.728 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 T83.728.

Complication›prosthetic device or implant›mesh›exposure(into surrounding organ or tissue)
Complication›prosthetic device or implant›prosthetic materials NEC›exposure(into surrounding organ or tissue)

Code to one of these instead T83.728

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share T83.72. If T83.728 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about T83.728

Is T83.728 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. T83.728 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T83.728 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).