T85.730A Infection and inflammatory reaction due to ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt, initial encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from T85.730 with 7th character A (initial encounter).

Applies from T85 Complications of other internal 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 T85

7th character required

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

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

Use additional code

• code to identify infection

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 176 — Complications of Specified Implanted Device or Graft
• ESRD V24: HCC 176

Code annotations containing back-references to T85.730A

Back-references to T85.7

• 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 T85

• 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: 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 T85.730A

• Complication (s) (from) (of) › ventricular (communicating) shunt (device) › infection and inflammation
• Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) › due to or resulting from › device, implant or graft › ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt
• Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) › due to device, implant or graft › ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt
• Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) › due to device, implant or graft › ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt

Nearby codes

• T85.72XA Infection and inflammatory reaction due to insulin pump, initial encounter
• T85.72XD Infection and inflammatory reaction due to insulin pump, subsequent encounter
• T85.72XS Infection and inflammatory reaction due to insulin pump, sequela
• T85.73 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to nervous system devices, implants and graft
• T85.730 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt
• T85.730A Infection and inflammatory reaction due to ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt, initial encounter (this code)
• T85.730D Infection and inflammatory reaction due to ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt, subsequent encounter
• T85.730S Infection and inflammatory reaction due to ventricular intracranial (communicating) shunt, sequela
• T85.731 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted electronic neurostimulator of brain, electrode (lead)
• T85.731A Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted electronic neurostimulator of brain, electrode (lead), initial encounter
• T85.731D Infection and inflammatory reaction due to implanted electronic neurostimulator of brain, electrode (lead), subsequent encounter