T85.79
T85.79: Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
T85.79 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts. 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
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Sepsis›due to device, implant or graft
- Complication›bile duct implant›infection and inflammation
- Complication›breast implant›infection and inflammation
- Complication›esophageal anti-reflux device›infection and inflammation
- Complication›intraocular lens›infection and inflammation
- Complication›orbital prosthesis›infection and inflammation
- Complication›prosthetic device or implant›infection or inflammation
- Complication›suture, permanent NEC›infection and inflammation
- Infection, infected, infective›due to or resulting from›device, implant or graft
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›due to device, implant or graft›breast(implant)
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›due to device, implant or graft›catheter
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›due to device, implant or graft›gastrointestinal(bile duct) (esophagus)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead T85.79
3 child codes. Green means billable.
- T85.79XAInfection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter
- T85.79XDInfection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, subsequent encounter
- T85.79XSInfection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, sequela