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T84.60

Non-billable

Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of unspecified site

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 (8)

T84.6Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device→T84.61Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of arm→T84.62Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of leg→T84.63Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of spine→T84.69Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of other site→T84.60XAInfection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of unspecified site (initial encounter)→T84.60XDInfection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of unspecified site (subsequent encounter)→T84.60XSInfection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device of unspecified site (sequela)→