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FY2027

T84.7XXA — Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter

BillableCC

Is T84.7XXA billable?

Yes — T84.7XXA is billable for FY2027. T84.7XXA is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. T84.7XXA may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

T84.7XXA at a glance

CodeT84.7XXA
DescriptionInfection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter
BillableYes
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027
7th character "A"initial encounter

What does the 7th character "A" mean in T84.7XXA?

In T84.7XXA, the 7th character A means initial encounter. The 7th character is required for T84.7XXA to be a valid, complete code.

Same condition, different episode of care — switch the 7th character:

Which MS-DRGs does T84.7XXA group to?

T84.7XXA sits in MDC 08 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

  • 400Knee Procedures with Principal Diagnosis of Infectionsurgical

As a secondary diagnosis, T84.7XXA is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG. It also carries Hospital-Acquired Condition category 12.

How is T84.7XXA listed in the Alphabetic Index?

The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under T84.7, the nearest indexed parent of T84.7XXA. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.

  • 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)

Use additional code

Report an additional code alongside T84.7XXA to fully describe the condition. T84.7XXA is sequenced first.

  • code to identify infection

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside T84.7XXA to fully describe the condition. T84.7XXA 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 T84.7XXA to fully describe the condition. T84.7XXA is sequenced first.

  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
  • code(s) to identify the specified condition resulting from the complication
  • code to identify devices involved and details of circumstances (Y62-Y82)

Use additional code — inherited from T84.7

Report an additional code alongside T84.7XXA to fully describe the condition. T84.7XXA is sequenced first.

  • code to identify infection

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of T84.7XXA, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T84.7XXA and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from T80-T88

The conditions below are not part of T84.7XXA, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T84.7XXA 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 T84.7XXA, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, T84.7XXA and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissues (T86.-)
  • fracture of bone following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis or bone plate (M96.6)

How long has T84.7XXA existed?

T84.7XXA 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.