T84.06
Wear of articular bearing surface of internal prosthetic joint
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.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 5 same parent — T84.0
T84.01 Broken internal joint prosthesis category T84.02 Dislocation of internal joint prosthesis category T84.03 Mechanical loosening of internal prosthetic joint category T84.05 Periprosthetic osteolysis of internal prosthetic joint category T84.09 Other mechanical complication of internal joint prosthesis category
Subordinate codes 6
T84.060 Wear of artic bearing surface of internal prosth r hip jt T84.061 Wear of artic bearing surface of internal prosth l hip jt T84.062 Wear of artic bearing surface of internal prosth r knee jt T84.063 Wear of artic bearing surface of internal prosth l knee jt T84.068 Wear of articular bearing surface of internal prosth joint T84.069 Wear of artic bearing surface of unsp internal prosth joint
Additional references
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