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T84

Non-billable

Complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Coding Guidance

T84 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: S00-T88 (Chapter 19)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom S00-T88

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional CodeFrom S00-T88

The 'use additional code' note instructs that a secondary code should be added to provide more detail.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

More Specific Codes (10)

T84.0Mechanical complication of internal joint prosthesis→T84.1Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of limb→T84.2Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of other bones→T84.3Mechanical complication of other bone devices, implants and grafts→T84.4Mechanical complication of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and grafts→T84.5Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesis→T84.6Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device→T84.7Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts→T84.8Other specified complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts→T84.9Unspecified complication of internal orthopedic prosthetic device, implant and graft→