T86.822

T86.822: Skin graft (allograft) (autograft) infection

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

T86.822 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for skin graft (allograft) (autograft) infection. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check T86.822 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

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Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code to specify infection

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above T86.822

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on T86.82: Complications of skin graft (allograft) (autograft)

complication of artificial skin graft (T85.693)

Other codes that can never be billed with T86.822

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.

Medicare coverage

T86.822 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56459Billing and Coding: Debridement Services

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Complication›prosthetic device or implant›infection or inflammation›skin graft
Complication›prosthetic device or implant›skin graft›infection
Complication›skin›graft›infection
Complication›transplant›skin›infection