T84.12
Header — not billableDisplacement of internal fixation device of bones of limb
The ICD-10 code for displacement of internal fixation device of bones of limb is T84.12.
T84.12 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.
Clinical notes
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- Malposition of internal fixation device of bones of limb
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 T84.12
- T84.120Displacement of internal fixation device of right humerus
- T84.121Displacement of internal fixation device of left humerus
- T84.122Displacement of internal fixation device of bone of right forearm
- T84.123Displacement of internal fixation device of bone of left forearm
- T84.124Displacement of internal fixation device of right femur
- T84.125Displacement of internal fixation device of left femur
- T84.126Displacement of internal fixation device of bone of right lower leg
- T84.127Displacement of internal fixation device of bone of left lower leg
- T84.129Displacement of internal fixation device of unspecified bone of limb
Related codes in this category
- T84.11Breakdown (mechanical) of internal fixation device of bones of limbnon-billable header
- T84.19Other mechanical complication of internal fixation device of bones of limbnon-billable header
- T84.12Displacement of internal fixation device of bones of limbnon-billable header