T82.818

Embolism due to vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 3 never code together

T82code

Excludes2

failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)T86.-

S00-T88chapter

Excludes2

birth trauma (P10-P15)P10-P15
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)O70-O71

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 3

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 2

Embolism (multiple) (paradoxical) I74.9
- due to device, implant or graft — see also Complications, by site and type, specified NEC
  - arterial graft NEC T82.818
  - catheter NEC T85.818
    - infusion NEC T82.818
    - dialysis (renal) T82.818
  - vascular NEC T82.818
Complication (s) (from) (of)
- arteriovenous
  - shunt, surgically created T82.9
    - embolism T82.818
  - fistula, surgically created T82.9
    - embolism T82.818
- balloon implant or device
  - vascular (counterpulsation) T82.9
    - embolism T82.818
- catheter (device) NEC — see also Complications, prosthetic device or implant
  - dialysis (vascular) T82.9
    - embolism T82.818
  - intravenous infusion T82.9
    - embolism T82.818
- umbrella device, vascular T82.9
  - embolism T82.818
- extremity artery (bypass) graft T82.9
  - embolism T82.818
- graft (bypass) (patch) — see also Complications, prosthetic device or implant
  - vascular T82.9
    - embolism T82.818
- vascular I99.9
  - device or implant T82.9
    - embolism T82.818
  - graft T82.9
    - embolism T82.818

Alongside this code 1 same parent — T82.81

T82.817 Embolism due to cardiac prosth dev/grft category

Subordinate codes 3

T82.818A Embolism due to vascular prosth dev/grft, initial encounter T82.818D Embolism due to vascular prosth dev/grft, subs T82.818S Embolism due to vascular prosth dev/grft, sequela

Medications 2

216 Embolism and Thrombosis drugs 3 Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis drugs

MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.

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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable: no
Code set: FY2026
Parent: T82.81
Block: T07-T88
Siblings: 1
Subordinate: 3

Present FY2024–FY2027.