2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T82.848SPain due to vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, sequela
T82.848S is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for pain due to vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, sequela. The 7th character S marks it as a sequela code, which reports a problem that remains after the original condition has resolved. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) and groups to MS-DRG 922 through 923. The code is exempt from POA reporting. Coders also document this condition as chronic chest pain. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Complication, sequela.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
T82.848S is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review other POA exempt codes.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Chronic chest pain
- Internal mammary artery syndrome
- Pain on flushing of implanted venous access device
Coding GuidelinesGuidance
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82). Use the following options for the applicable episode of care:
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
Source: ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2026, published by CMS and the National Center for Health Statistics.
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Pain
Pain is a signal in your nervous system that something may be wrong. It is an unpleasant feeling, such as a prick, tingle, sting, burn, or ache. Each person feels pain differently, even if the reason for the pain is the same. Pain may be sharp or dull. It may be mild or severe. Pain may come and go, or it may be constant.
The full article covers:
- What is pain?
- What are the types of pain?
- What causes pain?
- How is pain diagnosed?
- What are the treatments for pain?
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Convert T82.848S to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
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Questions About T82.848SOverview
Is T82.848S (Pain due to vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report pain due to vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, sequela on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
What does the 7th character S in T82.848S mean?
The final character S makes this a sequela code: it reports a lingering problem that remains after the pain due to vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts itself has resolved, not the original event.
What MS-DRG does T82.848S group to?
When pain due to vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, sequela is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 922, 923, with relative weights from 1.0177 to 1.7494 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is T82.848S exempt from POA reporting?
Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for pain due to vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, sequela on inpatient claims.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of T82.848S?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, pain due to vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, sequela converts to ICD-9-CM 909.3 (late eff surg/med compl). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
