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T86.81

T86.81: Complications of lung transplant

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T86.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complications of lung transplant. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • complication of heart-lung transplant (T86.3-)

Other codes that can never be billed with T86.81

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • Z98.85Transplanted organ removal status

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

The condition this code belongs to

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead T86.81

5 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under T86.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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