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T82.6

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Infection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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📋 Code Instructions

  • • code to identify infection

⚠️ Excludes2

inherited from T82

Rules from parent category T82: Complications of cardiac and vascular prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

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

Child Codes (3)

T82.6XXAInfection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis, initial encounterT82.6XXDInfection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis, subsequent encounterT82.6XXSInfection and inflammatory reaction due to cardiac valve prosthesis, sequela

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Code Information

CodeT82.6
BillableNo — Header code
ParentT82
CategoryInjury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Excludes10 rule(s)
Excludes21 note(s)
Child codes3

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)