Is T86.829 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. T86.829 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does T86.829 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).

T86.829

T86.829 — Unspecified complication of skin graft (allograft) (autograft)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

T86.829 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified complication of skin graft (allograft) (autograft). It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

T86.829 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 T86.829 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 T86.829.

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

Related codes at this level

Codes that share T86.82. If T86.829 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about T86.829

Is T86.829 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. T86.829 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does T86.829 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).