T84.0
Header — not billableMechanical complication of internal joint prosthesis
The ICD-10 code for mechanical complication of internal joint prosthesis is T84.0.
T84.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under T84.0
- T84.01Broken internal joint prosthesisnon-billable header
- T84.02Dislocation of internal joint prosthesisnon-billable header
- T84.03Mechanical loosening of internal prosthetic jointnon-billable header
- T84.05Periprosthetic osteolysis of internal prosthetic jointnon-billable header
- T84.06Wear of articular bearing surface of internal prosthetic jointnon-billable header
- T84.09Other mechanical complication of internal joint prosthesisnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- T84.1Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of limbnon-billable header
- T84.2Mechanical complication of internal fixation device of other bonesnon-billable header
- T84.3Mechanical complication of other bone devices, implants and graftsnon-billable header
- T84.4Mechanical complication of other internal orthopedic devices, implants and graftsnon-billable header
- T84.5Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal joint prosthesisnon-billable header
- T84.6Infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation devicenon-billable header
- T84.7Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and grafts
- T84.8Other specified complications of internal orthopedic prosthetic devices, implants and graftsnon-billable header
- T84.9Unspecified complication of internal orthopedic prosthetic device, implant and graft
- T84.0Mechanical complication of internal joint prosthesisnon-billable header