T84.9
T84.9: Unspecified complication of internal orthopedic prosthetic device, implant and graft
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T84.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified complication of internal orthopedic prosthetic device, implant and graft. 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 T84.9
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(orthopedic)
- Complication›joint prosthesis, internal
- Complication›bone›device NEC
- Complication›electronic stimulator device›bone
- Complication›electronic stimulator device›muscle
- Complication›graft›muscle
- Complication›graft›tendon
- Complication›orthopedic›device or implant
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead T84.9
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- T84.9XXAUnspecified complication of internal orthopedic prosthetic device, implant and graft, initial encounter
- T84.9XXDUnspecified complication of internal orthopedic prosthetic device, implant and graft, subsequent encounter
- T84.9XXSUnspecified complication of internal orthopedic prosthetic device, implant and graft, sequela
Other codes under T84
- T84.0Mechanical complication of internal joint prosthesis
- T84.1Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of limb
- 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