T84
Complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 4 never code together
T84code
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.-
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Subordinate codes 10
T84.0 Mechanical complication of internal joint prosthesis T84.1 Mechanical complication of int fix of bones of limb T84.2 Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones T84.3 Mechanical complication of bone devices, implants and grafts T84.4 Mech comp of internal orth devices, implants and grafts T84.5 Infect/inflm reaction due to internal joint prosthesis T84.6 Infect/inflm reaction due to internal fixation device T84.7 Infect/inflm reaction due to oth int orth prosth dev/grft T84.8 Oth complications of internal orthopedic prosth dev/grft T84.9 Unsp complication of internal orthopedic prosth dev/grft
Medications 1
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