T85.735S

T85.735S: Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cranial or spinal infusion catheter, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

T85.735S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for infection and inflammatory reaction due to cranial or spinal infusion catheter, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check T85.735S with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "S": sequela

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.

Infection and inflammatory reaction due to epidural catheter
Infection and inflammatory reaction due to intrathecal infusion catheter
Infection and inflammatory reaction due to subarachnoid catheter
Infection and inflammatory reaction due to subdural catheter

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T85.735S

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.