2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T85.521
Displacement of esophageal anti-reflux device
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- T85.521
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Displacement of esophageal anti-reflux device
- Is Billable?
- Not Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
T85.521 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of displacement of esophageal anti-reflux device. 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 Displacement of esophageal anti-reflux device
Non-specific codes like T85.521 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 displacement of esophageal anti-reflux device:
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Disorder of implanted esophageal antireflux device
- Displacement of esophageal antireflux device
- Mechanical complication of gastrointestinal prosthetic device
Coding Guidelines
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T85). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).
- - Complication (s) (from) (of)
- - esophageal anti-reflux device - T85.9
- - mechanical
- - displacement - T85.521
- - malposition - T85.521
- - mechanical
- - esophageal anti-reflux device - T85.9
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.