T85.122

Displacement of implanted electronic neurostimulator of spinal cord electrode (lead)

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

Exclusions 3 never code together

T85code

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 1

Complication (s) (from) (of)
- electronic stimulator device
  - spinal cord T85.9
    - mechanical
      - displacement T85.122
      - malposition T85.122

Alongside this code 4 same parent — T85.12

T85.120 Displacement of implnt elec nstim of brain electrode (lead) category T85.121 Displacement of implnt elec nstim of peripheral nerve lead category T85.123 Displacement of implnt elec nstim, generator category T85.128 Displacmnt of implanted electronic stimulator of nervous sys category

Subordinate codes 3

T85.122A Displacement of implnt elec nstim of spinal cord lead, init T85.122D Displacement of implnt elec nstim of spinal cord lead, subs T85.122S Displacmnt of implnt elec nstim of spinal cord lead, sequela

Medications 5

24 Spinal Cord Diseases drugs 9 Spinal Cord Injuries drugs 1 Spinal Cord Neoplasms drugs 1 Spinal Cord Ischemia drugs 1 Spinal Cord Vascular Diseases drugs

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This code

Billable: no
Code set: FY2026
Parent: T85.12
Block: T07-T88
Siblings: 4
Subordinate: 3

Present FY2024–FY2027.