T82.6 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Use additional code

• code to identify infection

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

Code annotations containing back-references to T82.6

Back-references to T82.6

• Type 2 Excludes: T80.2 Infections following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection ("infections specified as due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.6-T82.7, T83.5-T83.6, T84.5-T84.7, T85.7)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T81.4 Infection following a procedure ("infection due to prosthetic devices, implants and grafts (T82.6-T82.7, T83.5-T83.6, T84.5-T84.7, T85.7)")

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 T82.6

• Complication (s) (from) (of) › cardiac › device, implant or graft › infection or inflammation › valve prosthesis
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › heart › valve › prosthesis › infection or inflammation
• Endocarditis (chronic) (marantic) (nonbacterial) (thrombotic) (valvular) › due to › prosthetic cardiac valve
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › device, implant or graft › heart NEC › valve (prosthesis)
• Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) › due to device, implant or graft › heart NEC › valve (prosthesis)
• Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) › due to device, implant or graft › heart NEC › valve (prosthesis)

Nearby codes

• T82.598S Other mechanical complication of other cardiac and vascular devices and implants, sequela
• T82.599 Other mechanical complication of unspecified cardiac and vascular devices and implants
• T82.599A Other mechanical complication of unspecified cardiac and vascular devices and implants, initial encounter
• T82.599D Other mechanical complication of unspecified cardiac and vascular devices and implants, subsequent encounter
• T82.599S Other mechanical complication of unspecified cardiac and vascular devices and implants, sequela
• T82.6 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis (this code)
• T82.6XXA Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis, initial encounter
• T82.6XXD Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis, subsequent encounter
• T82.6XXS Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis, sequela
• T82.7 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts
• T82.7XXA Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter