T85.121D

T85.121D: Displacement of implanted electronic neurostimulator of peripheral nerve electrode (lead), subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

T85.121D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displacement of implanted electronic neurostimulator of peripheral nerve electrode (lead), subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check T85.121D with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "D": subsequent encounter

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T85

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Displacement of electrode (lead) for cranial nerve neurostimulators
Displacement of electrode (lead) for gastric neurostimulator
Displacement of electrode (lead) for sacral nerve neurostimulator
Displacement of electrode (lead) for vagal nerve neurostimulators

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T85.121D

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on T85: Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

T85.121D is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
A53359Billing and Coding: Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Urinary and Fecal Incontinence
A56747Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.