Is T87.4 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. T87.4 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does T87.4 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).

T87.4

T87.4 — Infection of amputation stump

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

T87.4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for infection of amputation stump. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

T87.4 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 T87.4

5 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share T87. If T87.4 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about T87.4

Is T87.4 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. T87.4 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does T87.4 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).