T82.524 — Displacement of infusion catheter
Is T82.524 billable?
No — T82.524 is a non-billable header code. T82.524 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 T82.524.
T82.524 at a glance
| Code | T82.524 |
|---|---|
| Description | Displacement of infusion catheter |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is T82.524 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to T82.524. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Displacement, displaced › device, implant or graft › catheter NEC › infusion NEC
- Malposition › device, implant or graft › catheter NEC › infusion NEC
- Complication › catheterNEC › intravenous infusion › mechanical › displacement (s) (from) (of)
- Complication › catheterNEC › intravenous infusion › mechanical › malposition (s) (from) (of)
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside T82.524 to fully describe the condition. T82.524 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 T82.524 to fully describe the condition. T82.524 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19
The conditions below are not part of T82.524, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T82.524 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T80-T88
The conditions below are not part of T82.524, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T82.524 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 T82
The conditions below are not part of T82.524, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T82.524 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T82.5
The conditions below are not part of T82.524, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T82.524 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- mechanical complication of epidural and subdural infusion catheter (T85.61)
What codes fall under T82.524? (3)
How long has T82.524 existed?
T82.524 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.
What other codes are in the T82.52 family? (7)
- T82.520Displacement of surgically created arteriovenous fistulanot billable
- T82.521Displacement of surgically created arteriovenous shuntnot billable
- T82.522Displacement of artificial heartnot billable
- T82.523Displacement of balloon (counterpulsation) devicenot billable
- T82.525Displacement of umbrella devicenot billable
- T82.528Displacement of other cardiac and vascular devices and implantsnot billable
- T82.529Displacement of unspecified cardiac and vascular devices and implantsnot billable