T80.212 — Local infection due to central venous catheter
Is T80.212 billable?
No — T80.212 is a non-billable header code. T80.212 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath T80.212.
T80.212 at a glance
| Code | T80.212 |
|---|---|
| Description | Local infection due to central venous catheter |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is T80.212 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to T80.212. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Infection, infected, infective › port or reservoir (opportunistic)
- Infection, infected, infective › tunnel (opportunistic)
- Infection, infected, infective › due to or resulting from › central venous catheter › exit or insertion site (opportunistic)
- Infection, infected, infective › due to or resulting from › central venous catheter › localized (opportunistic)
- Infection, infected, infective › due to or resulting from › central venous catheter › port or reservoir (opportunistic)
- Infection, infected, infective › due to or resulting from › central venous catheter › tunnel (opportunistic)
- Infection, infected, infective › due to or resulting from › Hickman catheter › localized (opportunistic)
- Infection, infected, infective › due to or resulting from › peripherally inserted central catheter › localized (opportunistic)
- Infection, infected, infective › due to or resulting from › portacath › localized (opportunistic)
- Infection, infected, infective › due to or resulting from › triple lumen catheter › localized (opportunistic)
- Infection, infected, infective › due to or resulting from › umbilical venous catheter › localized (opportunistic)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to T80.212.
- Exit or insertion site infection
- Local infection due to Hickman catheter
- Local infection due to peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)
- Local infection due to portacath (port-a-cath)
- Local infection due to pulmonary artery catheter
- Local infection due to triple lumen catheter
- Local infection due to umbilical venous catheter
- Port or reservoir infection
- Tunnel infection
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside T80.212 to fully describe the condition. T80.212 is sequenced first.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Use additional code — inherited from T80-T88
Report an additional code alongside T80.212 to fully describe the condition. T80.212 is sequenced first.
Use additional code — inherited from T80.2
Report an additional code alongside T80.212 to fully describe the condition. T80.212 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19
The conditions below are not part of T80.212, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T80.212 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T80-T88
The conditions below are not part of T80.212, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T80.212 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- any encounters with medical care for postprocedural conditions in which no complications are present, such as:
- artificial opening status (Z93.-)
- closure of external stoma (Z43.-)
- fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic device (Z44.-)
- burns and corrosions from local applications and irradiation (T20-T32)
- complications of surgical procedures during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- mechanical complication of respirator [ventilator] (J95.850)
- poisoning and toxic effects of drugs and chemicals (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4 or 6)
- postprocedural fever (R50.82)
- specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
- cerebrospinal fluid leak from spinal puncture (G97.0)
- colostomy malfunction (K94.0-)
- disorders of fluid and electrolyte imbalance (E86-E87)
- functional disturbances following cardiac surgery (I97.0-I97.1)
- intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specified body systems (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95.6-, J95.7, K91.6-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)
- ostomy complications (J95.0-, K94.-, N99.5-)
- postgastric surgery syndromes (K91.1)
- postlaminectomy syndrome NEC (M96.1)
- postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome (I97.2)
- postsurgical blind-loop syndrome (K91.2)
- ventilator associated pneumonia (J95.851)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T80
The conditions below are not part of T80.212, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T80.212 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- bone marrow transplant rejection (T86.01)
- febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reaction (R50.84)
- fluid overload due to transfusion (E87.71)
- posttransfusion purpura (D69.51)
- transfusion associated circulatory overload (TACO) (E87.71)
- transfusion (red blood cell) associated hemochromatosis (E83.111)
- transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI) (J95.84)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T80.2
The conditions below are not part of T80.212, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T80.212 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under T80.212? (3)
How long has T80.212 existed?
T80.212 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.