Is T85.898 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. T85.898 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does T85.898 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).

T85.898

T85.898 — Other specified complication of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T85.898 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified complication of 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

T85.898 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.

How T85.898 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to T85.898.

Adhesions, adhesive›iris›to corneal graft
Complication›bile duct implant›specified type NEC
Complication›breast implant›specified type NEC
Complication›esophageal anti-reflux device›specified type NEC
Complication›intraocular lens›specified type NEC
Complication›orbital prosthesis›specified type NEC
Complication›suture, permanent NEC›specified type NEC
Erosion›subcutaneous device pocket›other internal prosthetic device, implant, or graft
Breakdown›device, graft or implant›subcutaneous device pocket›other internal prosthetic device, implant, or graft
Complication›balloon implant or device›gastrointestinal›specified type NEC
Complication›catheter NEC›intraperitoneal dialysis›specified type NEC
Complication›eye›implant›specified type NEC

Code to one of these instead T85.898

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share T85.89. If T85.898 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

T85.890Other specified complication of nervous system prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Questions about T85.898

Is T85.898 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. T85.898 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T85.898 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).