T85.738S

Billable

ChapterS00–T88

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Official Description

Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other nervous system device, implant or graft, sequela

Metadata & Insights

•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

BillableHas subcodes

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

T80-T88Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)

T85Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

T85.7Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

T85.73Infection and inflammatory reaction due to nervous system devices, implants and graft

T85.738Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other nervous system device, implant or graft

T85.738SInfection and inflammatory reaction due to other nervous system device, implant or graft, sequelaBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to T85.738S:

subcategoryT85.738

Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other nervous system device, implant or graft

subcategoryT85.7

Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

categoryT85

Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (T80-T88)

chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

FY 2016: This code replaced T85.79XS (Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts, sequela)

2026 v43.1

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