T86.822 Skin graft (allograft) (autograft) infection

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Use additional code

• code to specify infection

Applies from T86 Complications of transplanted organs and tissue

Use additional code

• code to identify other transplant complications, such as:
• graft-versus-host disease (D89.81-)
• malignancy associated with organ transplant (C80.2)
• post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) (D47.Z1)

Applies from T86.82 Complications of skin graft (allograft) (autograft)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• complication of artificial skin graft (T85.693)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 919-921 in MDC 21.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 996.52 Mechanical complication due to graft of other tissue, not elsewhere classified (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to T86.822

Back-references to T86

• Code First: C80.2 Malignant neoplasm associated with transplanted organ ("complication of transplanted organ (T86.-)")
• Code First: D47.Z1 Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) ("complications of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: D89 Other disorders involving the immune mechanism, not elsewhere classified ("transplant failure and rejection (T86.-)")
• Code First: D89.81 Graft-versus-host disease ("complications of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)")
• Code First: D89.83 Cytokine release syndrome ("complications of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)")
• 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 ("complications of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T82 Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts ("failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T83 Complications of genitourinary prosthetic devices, implants and grafts ("failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T84 Complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts ("failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissues (T86.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T85 Complications of other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts ("failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z98.85 Transplanted organ removal status ("encounter for removal of transplanted organ -code to complication of transplanted organ (T86.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for T86.822

• Complication (s) (from) (of) › prosthetic device or implant › infection or inflammation › skin graft
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › prosthetic device or implant › skin graft › infection
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › skin › graft › infection
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › transplant › skin › infection

Nearby codes

• T86.818 Other complications of lung transplant
• T86.819 Unspecified complication of lung transplant
• T86.82 Complications of skin graft (allograft) (autograft)
• T86.820 Skin graft (allograft) rejection
• T86.821 Skin graft (allograft) (autograft) failure
• T86.822 Skin graft (allograft) (autograft) infection (this code)
• T86.828 Other complications of skin graft (allograft) (autograft)
• T86.829 Unspecified complication of skin graft (allograft) (autograft)
• T86.83 Complications of bone graft
• T86.830 Bone graft rejection
• T86.831 Bone graft failure