T86.842 Corneal transplant infection

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

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 T86.84 Complications of corneal transplant

Excludes2 (not included here)

• mechanical complications of corneal graft (T85.3-)

Codes under T86.842

• T86.8421 Corneal transplant infection, right eye
• T86.8422 Corneal transplant infection, left eye
• T86.8423 Corneal transplant infection, bilateral
• T86.8429 Corneal transplant infection, unspecified eye

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 996.69 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic device, implant, and graft (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to T86.842

Back-references to T86.84

• Type 2 Excludes: T85.3 Mechanical complication of other ocular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts ("other complications of corneal graft (T86.84-)")

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 T86.842

• Complication (s) (from) (of) › graft (bypass) (patch) › cornea › infection
• Complication (s) (from) (of) › transplant › cornea › infection

Nearby codes

• T86.841 Corneal transplant failure
• T86.8411 Corneal transplant failure, right eye
• T86.8412 Corneal transplant failure, left eye
• T86.8413 Corneal transplant failure, bilateral
• T86.8419 Corneal transplant failure, unspecified eye
• T86.842 Corneal transplant infection (this code)
• T86.8421 Corneal transplant infection, right eye
• T86.8422 Corneal transplant infection, left eye
• T86.8423 Corneal transplant infection, bilateral
• T86.8429 Corneal transplant infection, unspecified eye
• T86.848 Other complications of corneal transplant