T84.11
Header — not billableBreakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bones of limb
The ICD-10 code for breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bones of limb is T84.11.
T84.11 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 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 T84.11
- T84.110Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of right humerus
- T84.111Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of left humerus
- T84.112Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bone of right forearm
- T84.113Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bone of left forearm
- T84.114Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of right femur
- T84.115Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of left femur
- T84.116Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bone of right lower leg
- T84.117Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bone of left lower leg
- T84.119Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of unspecified bone of limb
Related codes in this category
- T84.12Displacement of internal fixation device of bones of limbnon-billable header
- T84.19Other mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of limbnon-billable header
- T84.11Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bones of limbnon-billable header