Is T87.1X a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. T87.1X is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does T87.1X 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).

T87.1X

T87.1X — Complications of reattached (part of) lower extremity

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T87.1X is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for complications of reattached (part of) lower extremity. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

T87.1X 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.

Code to one of these instead T87.1X

3 child codes. Green means billable.

T87.1X1Complications of reattached (part of) right lower extremity
T87.1X2Complications of reattached (part of) left lower extremity
T87.1X9Complications of reattached (part of) unspecified lower extremity

Questions about T87.1X

Is T87.1X a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. T87.1X is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T87.1X 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).