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T85

Non-billable

Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

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

Coding Guidance

T85 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)

T85.0Mechanical complication of ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt→T85.1Mechanical complication of implanted electronic stimulator of nervous system→T85.2Mechanical complication of intraocular lens→T85.3Mechanical complication of other ocular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts→T85.4Mechanical complication of breast prosthesis and implant→T85.5Mechanical complication of gastrointestinal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts→T85.6Mechanical complication of other specified internal and external prosthetic devices, implants and grafts→T85.7Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts→T85.8Other specified complications of internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, not elsewhere classified→T85.9Unspecified complication of internal prosthetic device, implant and graft→