Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T83.6

Infection and inflammatory reaction due to prosthetic device, implant and graft in genital tract

ICD-10-CM Code:
T83.6
ICD-10 Code for:
Infect/inflm reaction due to prosth dev/grft in genitl trct
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
    (S00–T88)
    • Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified
      (T80-T88)
      • Complications of genitourinary prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
        (T83)

T83.6 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of infection and inflammatory reaction due to prosthetic device, implant and graft in genital tract. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Infect/inflm reaction due to prosth dev/grft in genitl trct

Non-specific codes like T83.6 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for infect/inflm reaction due to prosth dev/grft in genitl trct:

  • T83.61 for Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted penile prosthesis - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T83.61XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T83.61XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T83.61XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • T83.62 for Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted testicular prosthesis - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T83.62XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T83.62XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T83.62XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

  • T83.69 for Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other prosthetic device, implant and graft in genital tract - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T83.69XA for initial encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T83.69XD for subsequent encounter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use T83.69XS for sequela - BILLABLE CODE

Coding Guidelines

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Complications of genitourinary prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T83). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Use Additional Code

Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
  • code to identify infection

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.