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T86.810

T86.810: Lung transplant rejection

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

T86.810 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for lung transplant rejection. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above T86.810

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on T86.81: Complications of lung transplant

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

Other codes that can never be billed with T86.810

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

  • Z98.85Transplanted organ removal status

Risk adjustment

T86.810 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

  • HCC 276 Lung Transplant Status/Complications2.531 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.

Medicare coverage

T86.810 is named in 24 Medicare coverage policies: 24 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52466Nebulizers - Policy Article
  • A52474Immunosuppressive Drugs - Policy Article
  • A55639Billing and Coding: Chemotherapy Agents for Non-Oncologic Conditions
  • A55717Billing and Coding: Lab: Flow Cytometry

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Rejection›transplant›lung(s)
  • Complication›transplant›lung›rejection

The condition this code belongs to

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under T86.81

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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