T84.51
Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal right hip prosthesis
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 4
T84.5code
Use additional code
- code to identify infection
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
Alongside this code 5 same parent — T84.5
T84.50 Infect/inflm reaction due to unsp internal joint prosthesis category T84.52 Infect/inflm reaction due to internal left hip prosthesis category T84.53 Infect/inflm reaction due to internal right knee prosthesis category T84.54 Infect/inflm reaction due to internal left knee prosthesis category T84.59 Infect/inflm reaction due to oth internal joint prosthesis category
Additional references
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