Is T84.82 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. T84.82 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does T84.82 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).

T84.82

T84.82 — Fibrosis due to internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T84.82 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fibrosis due to internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts. 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

T84.82 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 T84.82 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 T84.82.

Fibrosis, fibrotic›due to device, implant or graft›fixation, internal NEC(orthopedic)
Fibrosis, fibrotic›due to device, implant or graft›joint prosthesis
Fibrosis, fibrotic›due to device, implant or graft›orthopedic NEC
Complication›bone›device NEC›fibrosis
Complication›electronic stimulator device›bone›fibrosis
Complication›electronic stimulator device›muscle›fibrosis
Complication›fixation device, internal›specified type NEC›fibrosis
Complication›graft›muscle›fibrosis
Complication›graft›tendon›fibrosis
Complication›joint prosthesis, internal›specified joint NEC›fibrosis
Complication›orthopedic›device or implant›fibrosis
Fibrosis, fibrotic›due to device, implant or graft›electronic›bone

Code to one of these instead T84.82

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share T84.8. If T84.82 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about T84.82

Is T84.82 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. T84.82 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T84.82 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).