T85.73

T85.73: Infection and inflammatory reaction due to nervous system devices, implants and graft

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T85.73 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for infection and inflammatory reaction due to nervous system devices, implants 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 T85

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T85.73

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.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead T85.73

7 child codes. Green means billable.