T83.729
T83.729 — Exposure of other prosthetic materials into organ or tissue
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T83.729 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for exposure of other prosthetic materials 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
T83.729 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.
Code to one of these instead T83.729
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T83.72. If T83.729 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T83.729
- Is T83.729 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T83.729 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T83.729 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).