T84.69
T84.69: Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of other site
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T84.69 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of other site. 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 inherited from the categories above T84.69
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Complication›fixation device, internal›infection and inflammation›specified site NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead T84.69
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- T84.69XAInfection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of other site, initial encounter
- T84.69XDInfection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of other site, subsequent encounter
- T84.69XSInfection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of other site, sequela
Other codes under T84.6
- T84.60Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of unspecified site
- T84.61Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of arm
- T84.62Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of leg
- T84.63Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of spine