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.
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
Risk adjustment
T85.735S 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.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T85.735. If T85.735S is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T85.735S
- Is T85.735S a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T85.735S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T85.735S 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).