T85.49

T85.49: Other mechanical complication of breast prosthesis and implant

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T85.49 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other mechanical complication of breast prosthesis and implant. 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 T85

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

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

Obstruction (mechanical) of breast prosthesis and implant
Perforation of breast prosthesis and implant
Protrusion of breast prosthesis and implant

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T85.49

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.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Prolapse, prolapsed›breast implant(prosthetic)
Protrusion, protrusio›device, implant or graft›breast(implant)
Complication›breast implant›mechanical›obstruction
Complication›breast implant›mechanical›perforation
Complication›breast implant›mechanical›protrusion
Complication›breast implant›mechanical›specified NEC
Perforation, perforated›by›device, implant or graft›breast(implant)