2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T85.79
Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
- ICD-10-CM Code:
- T85.79
- ICD-10 Code for:
- Infect/inflm reaction due to oth internal prosth dev/grft
- Is Billable?
- Not Valid for Submission
- Code Navigator:
T85.79 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 other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts. 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 oth internal prosth dev/grft
Non-specific codes like T85.79 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 oth internal prosth dev/grft:
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)
- - balloon implant or device
- - gastrointestinal - T85.9
- - infection and inflammation - T85.79
- - gastrointestinal - T85.9
- - bile duct implant (prosthetic) - T85.9
- - infection and inflammation - T85.79
- - breast implant (prosthetic) - T85.9
- - infection and inflammation - T85.79
- - esophageal anti-reflux device - T85.9
- - infection and inflammation - T85.79
- - eye - H57.9
- - implant (prosthetic) - T85.9
- - infection and inflammation - T85.79
- - implant (prosthetic) - T85.9
- - intraocular lens (prosthetic) - T85.9
- - infection and inflammation - T85.79
- - orbital prosthesis - T85.9
- - infection and inflammation - T85.79
- - prosthetic device or implant - T85.9
- - infection or inflammation - T85.79
- - skin graft - T86.829
- - specified NEC - T85.9
- - infection and inflammation - T85.79
- - suture, permanent (wire) NEC - T85.9
- - infection and inflammation - T85.79
- - balloon implant or device
- - Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) - B99.9
- - due to or resulting from
- - device, implant or graft - See Also: Complications, by site and type, infection or inflammation; - T85.79
- - breast (implant) - T85.79
- - catheter NEC - T85.79
- - gastrointestinal (bile duct) (esophagus) - T85.79
- - ocular (corneal graft) (orbital implant) NEC - T85.79
- - specified NEC - T85.79
- - device, implant or graft - See Also: Complications, by site and type, infection or inflammation; - T85.79
- - due to or resulting from
- - Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
- - due to device, implant or graft - See Also: Complications, by site and type, infection or inflammation;
- - breast (implant) - T85.79
- - catheter - T85.79
- - gastrointestinal (bile duct) (esophagus) - T85.79
- - ocular (corneal graft) (orbital implant) NEC - T85.79
- - specified NEC - T85.79
- - due to device, implant or graft - See Also: Complications, by site and type, infection or inflammation;
- - Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- - device, implant or graft - See Also: Complications, by site and type, mechanical; - T85.698
- - due to infection - T85.79
- - device, implant or graft - See Also: Complications, by site and type, mechanical; - T85.698
- - Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) - A41.9
- - due to device, implant or graft - T85.79
- - breast (implant) - T85.79
- - catheter NEC - T85.79
- - gastrointestinal (bile duct) (esophagus) - T85.79
- - ocular (corneal graft) (orbital implant) - T85.79
- - specified NEC - T85.79
- - due to device, implant or graft - T85.79
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.