T84.5
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint 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.
📋 Code Instructions
- • code to identify infection
⚠️ Excludes2
inherited from T84Rules from parent category T84: Complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
- • failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissues (T86.-)
- • fracture of bone following insertion of orthopedic implant, joint prosthesis or bone plate (M96.6)
Child Codes (6)
T84.50Infection and inflammatory reaction due to unspecified internal joint prosthesisT84.51Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal right hip prosthesisT84.52Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal left hip prosthesisT84.53Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal right knee prosthesisT84.54Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal left knee prosthesisT84.59Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal joint prosthesis
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CodeT84.5
BillableNo — Header code
ParentT84
CategoryInjury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Excludes10 rule(s)
Excludes22 note(s)
Child codes6
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)