T84.116
T84.116 — Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bone of right lower leg
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
T84.116 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bone of right lower leg. 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
Risk adjustment
T84.116 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 T84.116
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- T84.116ABreakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bone of right lower leg, initial encounter
- T84.116DBreakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bone of right lower leg, subsequent encounter
- T84.116SBreakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bone of right lower leg, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T84.11. If T84.116 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- T84.110Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of right humerus
- T84.111Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of left humerus
- T84.112Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bone of right forearm
- T84.113Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bone of left forearm
- T84.114Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of right femur
- T84.115Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of left femur
- T84.117Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bone of left lower leg
- T84.119Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of unspecified bone of limb
Questions about T84.116
- Is T84.116 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. T84.116 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does T84.116 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).