T84.1
T84.1: Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of limb
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T84.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of limb. 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 T84
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of feet (T84.2-)
- mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of fingers (T84.2-)
- mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of hands (T84.2-)
- mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of toes (T84.2-)
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T84.1
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with T84.1
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- Z47.2Encounter for removal of internal fixation device
- T85.612Breakdown (mechanical) of permanent sutures
- T85.622ADisplacement of permanent sutures, initial encounter
- T85.612ABreakdown (mechanical) of permanent sutures, initial encounter
- T85.612DBreakdown (mechanical) of permanent sutures, subsequent encounter
- T85.612SBreakdown (mechanical) of permanent sutures, sequela
- T85.622Displacement of permanent sutures
- T85.622DDisplacement of permanent sutures, subsequent encounter
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead T84.1
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Other codes under T84
- T84.0Mechanical complication of internal joint prosthesis
- T84.2Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of other bones
- T84.3Mechanical complication of other bone devices, implants and grafts
- T84.4Mechanical complication of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and grafts
- T84.5Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis
- T84.6Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device
- T84.7Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
- T84.8Other specified complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
- T84.9Unspecified complication of internal orthopedic prosthetic device, implant and graft