T82.228A Other mechanical complication of biological heart valve graft, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from T82.228 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

Applies from T82 Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Excludes2 (not included here)

• failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T82

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Applies from T82.2 Mechanical complication of coronary artery bypass graft and biological heart valve graft

Excludes1 (never code together)

• mechanical complication of artificial heart valve prosthesis (T82.0-)

Applies from T82.228 Other mechanical complication of biological heart valve graft

Applicable to

• Obstruction of biological heart valve graft
• Perforation of biological heart valve graft
• Protrusion of biological heart valve graft

Code annotations containing back-references to T82.228A

Back-references to T82.22

• Type 1 Excludes: T82.0 Mechanical complication of heart valve prosthesis ("mechanical complication of biological heart valve graft (T82.22-)")

Back-references to T82.2

• Type 2 Excludes: T81.59 Other complications of foreign body accidentally left in body following procedure ("obstruction or perforation due to prosthetic devices and implants intentionally left in body (T82.0-T82.5, T83.0-T83.4, T83.7, T84.0-T84.4, T85.0-T85.6)")

Back-references to T82

• Type 2 Excludes: T78 Adverse effects, not elsewhere classified ("complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified ("complications occurring during or following medical procedures (T80-T88)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T79 Certain early complications of trauma, not elsewhere classified ("complications of surgical and medical care NEC (T80-T88)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T81 Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified ("complication of prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T88 Other complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified ("complications of devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z95 Presence of cardiac and vascular implants and grafts ("complications of cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts (T82.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z96 Presence of other functional implants ("complications of internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z97 Presence of other devices ("complications of internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82-T85)")

Diagnosis Index entries for T82.228A

• Complication (s) (from) (of) › heart › valve › graft (biological) › mechanical
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › heart › valve › graft (biological) › mechanical › obstruction
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › heart › valve › graft (biological) › mechanical › perforation
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › heart › valve › graft (biological) › mechanical › protrusion

Nearby codes

• T82.223 Leakage of biological heart valve graft
• T82.223A Leakage of biological heart valve graft, initial encounter
• T82.223D Leakage of biological heart valve graft, subsequent encounter
• T82.223S Leakage of biological heart valve graft, sequela
• T82.228 Other mechanical complication of biological heart valve graft
• T82.228A Other mechanical complication of biological heart valve graft, initial encounter (this code)
• T82.228D Other mechanical complication of biological heart valve graft, subsequent encounter
• T82.228S Other mechanical complication of biological heart valve graft, sequela
• T82.3 Mechanical complication of other vascular grafts
• T82.31 Breakdown (mechanical) of other vascular grafts
• T82.310 Breakdown (mechanical) of aortic (bifurcation) graft (replacement)