T85.612
Breakdown (mechanical) of permanent sutures
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 4 never code together
T85.612code
Excludes1
- mechanical complication of permanent (wire) suture used in bone repair (T84.1-T84.2)T84.1-T84.2
Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
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
Alongside this code 6 same parent — T85.61
T85.610 Breakdown of cranial or spinal infusion catheter category T85.611 Breakdown (mechanical) of intraperitoneal dialysis catheter category T85.613 Breakdown of artificial skin grft /decellular alloderm category T85.614 Breakdown (mechanical) of insulin pump category T85.615 Breakdown of other nervous sys device, implant or graft category T85.618 Breakdown (mechanical) of internal prosth dev/grft category
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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