T84.21

Non-billable

Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of other bones

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

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 (7)

T84.2Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of other bonesCategory→T84.22Displacement of internal fixation device of other bonesCategory→T84.29Other mechanical complication of internal fixation device of other bonesCategory→T84.210Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bones of hand and fingersCategory→T84.213Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bones of foot and toesCategory→T84.216Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of vertebraeCategory→T84.218Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of other bonesCategory→

Chapter Information

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

Range: S00-T88

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for T84.21

Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of other bones

Displacement of internal fixation device of other bones

Other mechanical complication of internal fixation device of other bones

Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bones of hand and fingers

Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bones of foot and toes

Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of vertebrae

Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of other bones