T85.71XD — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to peritoneal dialysis catheter, subsequent encounter
T85.71XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for infection and inflammatory reaction due to peritoneal dialysis catheter, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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
Risk adjustment
T85.71XD 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.
Medicare coverage
T85.71XD is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies — 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A57206Billing and Coding: Lumbar MRI
- A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
- A58720Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T85.71. If T85.71XD is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T85.71XD
- Is T85.71XD a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T85.71XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T85.71XD 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).