T84.7 — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
Is T84.7 billable?
No — T84.7 is a non-billable header code. T84.7 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 T84.7.
Billable codes under this header
- T84.7XXAInfection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter
- T84.7XXDInfection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, subsequent encounter
- T84.7XXSInfection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, sequela
T84.7 at a glance
| Code | T84.7 |
|---|---|
| Description | Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is T84.7 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to T84.7. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory › due to device, implant or graft › orthopedic NEC (with exudation)
- Sepsis › due to device, implant or graft › orthopedic NEC (generalized) (unspecified organism)
- Complication › bone › device NEC › infection or inflammation (s) (from) (of)
- Complication › electronic stimulator device › bone › infection or inflammation (s) (from) (of)
- Complication › electronic stimulator device › muscle › infection or inflammation (s) (from) (of)
- Complication › graft › muscle › infection and inflammation (s) (from) (of)
- Complication › graft › tendon › infection and inflammation (s) (from) (of)
- Complication › orthopedic › device or implant › infection or inflammation (s) (from) (of)
- Infection, infected, infective › due to or resulting from › device, implant or graft › orthopedic NEC (opportunistic)
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory › due to device, implant or graft › electronic › bone (with exudation)
- Sepsis › due to device, implant or graft › electronic › bone (generalized) (unspecified organism)
- Infection, infected, infective › due to or resulting from › device, implant or graft › electronic › bone (opportunistic)
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside T84.7 to fully describe the condition. T84.7 is sequenced first.
- code to identify infection
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside T84.7 to fully describe the condition. T84.7 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 T84.7 to fully describe the condition. T84.7 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19
The conditions below are not part of T84.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T84.7 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T80-T88
The conditions below are not part of T84.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T84.7 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 T84
The conditions below are not part of T84.7, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T84.7 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under T84.7? (3)
- T84.7XXAInfection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter
- T84.7XXDInfection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, subsequent encounter
- T84.7XXSInfection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, sequela
How long has T84.7 existed?
T84.7 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.
Which conditions are coded to T84.7?
What other codes are in the T84 family? (9)
- T84.0Mechanical complication of internal joint prosthesisnot billable
- T84.1Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of limbnot billable
- T84.2Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of other bonesnot billable
- T84.3Mechanical complication of other bone devices, implants and graftsnot billable
- T84.4Mechanical complication of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and graftsnot billable
- T84.5Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesisnot billable
- T84.6Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation devicenot billable
- T84.8Other specified complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and graftsnot billable
- T84.9Unspecified complication of internal orthopedic prosthetic device, implant and graftnot billable