T80.219
Unspecified infection due to central venous catheter
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 3 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 11 never code together
T80code
Excludes2
- bone marrow transplant rejection (T86.01)T86.01
- febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction (R50.84)R50.84
- fluid overload due to transfusion (E87.71)E87.71
- posttransfusion purpura (D69.51)D69.51
- transfusion associated circulatory overload (TACO) (E87.71)E87.71
- transfusion (red blood cell) associated hemochromatosis (E83.111)E83.111
- transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI) (J95.84)J95.84
T80.2code
Excludes2
- infections specified as due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.6-T82.7, T83.5-T83.6, T84.5-T84.7, T85.7)T82.6-T82.7T83.5-T83.6T84.5-T84.7T85.7
- postprocedural infections (T81.4-)T81.4-
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 14
T80code
Includes
- complications following perfusion
T80.219code
Inclusion terms
- Central line-associated infection NOS
- Unspecified infection due to Hickman catheter
- Unspecified infection due to peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
- Unspecified infection due to portacath (port-a-cath)
- Unspecified infection due to pulmonary artery catheter
- Unspecified infection due to triple lumen catheter
- Unspecified infection due to umbilical venous catheter
T80.2code
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
Alongside this code 3 same parent — T80.21
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required
Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.