T86.838 — Other complications of bone graft
T86.838 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other complications of bone graft. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
T86.838 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.
Medicare coverage
T86.838 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies — 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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How T86.838 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 T86.838.
- Embolism›due to device, implant or graft›orthopedic NEC(bone graft)
- Complication›graft›bone›specified type NEC
- Complication›transplant›bone›specified type NEC
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›due to or associated with›device, implant or graft›orthopedic NEC›bone graft
Related codes at this level
Codes that share T86.83. If T86.838 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about T86.838
- Is T86.838 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. T86.838 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does T86.838 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).